Chapter Summaries

Gu He offered Medusa two Sixth-grade Dou Ling Pills and a Seventh-grade Transformation Pill for her Heavenly Flame, but she refused. Her decision left Gu He and his companions stunned while Zhou Changqing worried that his interference would make it harder for Xiao Yan to obtain the flame.

• Gu He explained how he had traced the Heavenly Flame to Medusa and offered valuable pills in exchange for it.
• The Snake-People Tribe’s chiefs realized Medusa might be keeping the Heavenly Flame for their dangerous secret evolution technique.
• Medusa considered Gu He’s offer but refused to surrender the Heavenly Flame before her bloodline evolved.
• Xiao Yan lamented Medusa’s refusal, while Yao Lao reacted as if he had guessed her reason.
• Zhou Changqing worried that Medusa’s full strength would prevent Yao Lao from helping Xiao Yan seize the Heavenly Flame.

Medusa rejected Gu He’s offer for the heavenly flame and attacked him and his companions when they tried to leave. As the fight left Gu He’s group trapped and wounded, Feng Li rushed toward Zhou Changqing, while Xiao Yan remained hidden nearby.

• Medusa refused Gu He’s trade and, after accepting his five fifth-grade Recovery Pills, declared that they were not enough compensation for trespassing.
• Medusa broke the Black-Robed Woman’s barrier and pursued Gu He, Yan Shi, Feng Li, and the Black-Robed Woman with relentless attacks.
• Medusa’s assault tore away part of the Black-Robed Woman’s hood, revealing Yun Zhi to the watching Xiao Yan, who chose to stay hidden.
• Yin Shi and the other seven chiefs spread out to block the battlefield’s exits, leaving the wounded attackers with no clear escape.
• Feng Li seized an opening and charged toward Zhou Changqing, prompting the concealed Xiao Yan to panic.

Medusa fought Yun Yun, Gu He, and Yan Shi while Feng Li targeted Zhou Changqing, who revealed overwhelming strength and battled the injured High-Rank Dou Wang. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched in disbelief as the fight continued, with Yao Lao sensing that Zhou Changqing’s cultivation was only at most Peak Dou Ling.

• Medusa struck Yun Yun into a crater, then tried to reach Zhou Changqing, but Gu He and Yan Shi blocked her and she sent them flying.
• Yun Yun recovered and attacked Medusa again, keeping her from going to Zhou Changqing’s aid.
• Zhou Changqing stripped off his robe and launched himself upward, striking Feng Li hard enough to shatter his protective Dou Qi and injure his arms.
• Feng Li charged again, and Zhou Changqing met him with his Demonic Weapon heavy sword as their battle appeared evenly matched.
• Xiao Yan watched in shock, while Yao Lao sensed Zhou Changqing’s cultivation was no higher than Peak Dou Ling.

Zhou Changqing fought Feng Li to a standstill and wounded him with a deceptive kick, but Feng Li unleashed his strongest technique in a rage. As a barrage of wind blades closed in on Zhou Changqing, Medusa rushed in to protect him.

• Yao Lao marveled at Zhou Changqing’s rapid, stable cultivation and formidable physique, while Xiao Yan suspected the old man was comparing him unfavorably.
• Medusa stopped attacking Yun Yun, Gu He, and Yan Shi as they watched Zhou Changqing battle Feng Li, and the Eight Chiefs reacted with surprise while Yue Mei considered winning Zhou Changqing over.
• Zhou Changqing tricked Feng Li with a shouted feint and struck him with a lightning-charged kick, sending him flying and worsening his injuries.
• Enraged by the humiliation, Feng Li gathered wind energy and unleashed his Thousand Winds Shatter the Void Kill technique at Zhou Changqing.
• Unable to evade the incoming wind blades, Zhou Changqing formed a golden barrier, but Medusa appeared in front of him and ordered the attack to scatter.

Medusa protected Zhou Changqing, maimed Feng Li, and accepted a Dou Ling Pill to spare his life. After Gu He asked to leave, Medusa turned her attention to Yun Yun, prompting Gu He to offer another pill as the chapter ended with Medusa considering how much more she could demand.

• Medusa shielded Zhou Changqing from Feng Li's Wind Blades and destroyed Feng Li's left arm with an energy beam.
• Gu He offered Medusa a Dou Ling Pill in exchange for Feng Li's life, and Medusa accepted it before asking Zhou Changqing what he thought.
• Gu He used a Recovery Pill to stabilize Feng Li, who blamed Zhou Changqing and Medusa for his injury despite admitting he had acted on his own.
• Gu He asked Medusa to let the group leave, but Medusa ignored him and watched Yun Yun instead.
• Gu He offered Medusa another Dou Ling Pill, and Medusa caught the bottle while considering whether to demand more.

After Medusa drove Gu He and his companions away, she brought Zhou Changqing back to the Holy City, where he wondered how to help Xiao Yan obtain the Heavenly Flame. Zhou Changqing gave Medusa his Thunder Qi and reflected on its evolution before Xiao Yan appeared at his window that night.

• Medusa let Gu He, Yun Yun, and the others leave, then ordered the Eight Chiefs to reassure the Snake-People and repair the city.
• Zhou Changqing searched for Xiao Yan, but Medusa took him into the Holy City while Xiao Yan remained hidden outside with Yao Lao.
• Zhou Changqing considered using Medusa's departure to make it easier for Xiao Yan to obtain the Heavenly Flame, but Medusa said she needed to remain with her tribe.
• Zhou Changqing gave Medusa his Lightning Dou Qi and noticed that it had evolved from silver to incandescent white after absorbing heavenly thunder.
• That night, Xiao Yan climbed through Zhou Changqing's window, and Zhou Changqing recognized him.

Zhou Changqing explained how his weapon-refining skills had earned him a comfortable place among the Snake-People Tribe, while Xiao Yan recounted his training and his search for heavenly flames. Xiao Yan abandoned his attempt to seize the flames rather than leave Zhou Changqing behind, and ended the conversation marveling at his friend's talent and envying his achievements.

• Zhou Changqing sensed that Yao Lao had helped Xiao Yan approach unnoticed, then listened as Xiao Yan described his training and journey to the Snake-People Tribe in search of heavenly flames.
• Zhou Changqing teased Xiao Yan for daring to enter the Snake-People Tribe Hinterland, and Xiao Yan stayed silent rather than reveal his teacher's secret.
• Xiao Yan said he would no longer try to seize the heavenly flames because he would not leave Zhou Changqing behind, then asked how Zhou Changqing had ended up with the Snake-People Tribe.
• Zhou Changqing claimed his weapon-refining talent had made him an honored guest and revealed that he could refine Tier 4 Demonic Weapons.
• Xiao Yan praised Zhou Changqing's pioneering work in weapon refining and envied his talent, but decided that learning the craft himself would be too demanding and awkward.

Zhou Changqing and Xiao Yan planned to wait until Queen Medusa finished evolving before asking her to trade the Heavenly Flames, but Medusa surprised Zhou Changqing by offering them immediately. The chapter ended with him wondering whether she had already completed her evolution.

• Zhou Changqing told Xiao Yan how well the Snake-People Tribe treated him and offered to help him obtain the Heavenly Flames.
• Zhou Changqing proposed waiting until Queen Medusa used the Heavenly Flames to evolve, then asking her to trade them to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan agreed to wait for Zhou Changqing to sound out Queen Medusa and left to await news.
• The next day, Zhou Changqing asked Queen Medusa to trade him the Heavenly Flames after her evolution.
• Queen Medusa told Zhou Changqing she could give him the Heavenly Flames immediately, leaving him dumbfounded.

Zhou Changqing learned that his thunder qi could help Medusa evolve, but she still gave him the Green Lotus Core Flame as a safeguard. Afterward, he examined its Ice Spirit Cold Crystal container and considered using the rare material to make a weapon that could weaken heavenly flames.

• Zhou Changqing guessed that Medusa wanted his thunder qi to strengthen her bloodline, and Medusa confirmed it could help her evolve without the risks of using a heavenly flame.
• Medusa explained that she had refused Gu He's trade because the heavenly flame remained a safeguard, while the pills he offered could not help her break through Peak Dou Emperor.
• Medusa reminded Zhou Changqing that she could still use the heavenly flame after he refined it, and he accepted her offer to give it to him.
• At night, Zhou Changqing examined the Green Lotus Core Flame held inside an Ice Spirit Cold Crystal and considered using the rare crystal to forge a weapon that could weaken heavenly flames.

Xiao Yan visited Zhou Changqing to claim the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Zhou Changqing explained that Queen Medusa had found another way to evolve and no longer needed it. After Xiao Yan left with the flame, Zhou Changqing discovered that Yao Lao had given him a mid-grade Earth-tier lightning Dou Technique, Brilliant Thunder Finger.

• Xiao Yan secretly entered Zhou Changqing's room, saw the Green Lotus Core Flame, and asked how Zhou Changqing had obtained it.
• Zhou Changqing and Xiao Yan joked before Zhou Changqing explained that Queen Medusa no longer needed the Heavenly Flame because she had found another safe method of evolving.
• Xiao Yan promised to help if Queen Medusa's evolution went wrong, then took the Heavenly Flame and Cold Crystal Lotus to refine the flame.
• After Xiao Yan left, Zhou Changqing found a silver-jade scroll bearing the mid-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique Brilliant Thunder Finger.
• Zhou Changqing realized Xiao Yan or Yao Lao had left him the scroll and began studying its contents.

Zhou Changqing broke through to the Dou Wang Realm after refining heavenly thunder and absorbing the surrounding energy. He then entered a profound state of enlightenment, while Medusa protected him from any disturbance.

• Zhou Changqing refined repeated bolts of heavenly thunder as Medusa drew lightning down to the Lightning Rod.
• Zhou Changqing absorbed heaven and earth energy until his Dou Crystal became a spherical crystal core and he reached the Dou Wang Realm.
• Zhou Changqing entered a state of enlightenment and began gaining insights into cultivation, combat skills, and weapon refining.
• Medusa cut the iron wire, moved the Lightning Rod and coil away, and guarded Zhou Changqing as he remained in enlightenment.

After Zhou Changqing’s enlightenment faded, he discovered he had advanced to Dou Wang and gained powerful new abilities. Medusa confirmed his transformed thunder qi could support her evolution, and they flew toward the Holy City.

• Zhou Changqing recovered from his enlightenment and found that he had broken through to Dou Wang.
• Zhou Changqing upgraded the Heavenly Dipper Gold-Tempering Art, created the Flood Dragon Thunder, Ten Thousand Jun technique, and developed two artifact patterns.
• Medusa sensed Zhou Changqing’s transformed thunder qi and confirmed it could help her complete her evolution.
• Zhou Changqing formed golden Dou Qi Wings and tested his ability to fly.
• Zhou Changqing and Medusa flew toward the Holy City.

Medusa began her evolution in the Holy City, using Zhou Changqing’s thunder qi to awaken the bloodline of the Purple Nether Flame Snake. As her giant serpent form transformed amid the lightning, Zhou Changqing saw its scales turn red, but the chapter ended before the outcome was confirmed.

• The Snake-People Tribe tightened security across the Holy City while Mo Bass worried about the danger of Medusa’s evolution.
• Medusa led Zhou Changqing to an island lake containing an Ice Spirit Cold Spring pool and told him to prepare.
• Zhou Changqing gathered his lightning attribute dou qi into a ball and gave it to Medusa.
• Medusa released the lightning over the cold spring, suppressed her defenses, and endured its currents as they stimulated her bloodline origin.
• Medusa appeared as a giant purple snake, and its scales changed from purple through several colors until they turned red, prompting Zhou Changqing to wonder if the evolution had succeeded.

Medusa completed her evolution into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, then broke through into a new form as extraordinary phenomena spread across the Holy City and healed its inhabitants. After she returned to human form, Zhou Changqing was caught staring at her naked body.

• Medusa emerged as a gigantic Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and swallowed a massive bolt of heavenly thunder, delighting the Eight Chiefs.
• Medusa shrank and ordered Zhou Changqing to keep releasing thunder qi while she continued her transformation.
• Medusa took Snake-Person form and released a gentle aura that affected living beings throughout the Holy City and its surroundings.
• Jade flowers rained from the sky and golden lotuses rose from the earth, healing injuries and improving the vitality of those they touched.
• Medusa descended above the pool, her radiance faded, and Zhou Changqing stared at her naked form until she caught him enjoying the view.

Medusa explained that Zhou Changqing’s thunder qi had evolved both her snake spirit and her Snake-People bloodline, and she continued relying on it after the evolution. After Zhou Changqing’s weapon blank exploded during refinement, he decided to leave the Snake-People Tribe to find better materials.

• Medusa gave Zhou Changqing two Dou Ling Pills, which he recognized as the pills Gu He had left behind.
• Medusa told Zhou Changqing that she had evolved twice and that his thunder qi could elevate her Snake-People bloodline as well as purify her snake spirit’s bloodline.
• Medusa revealed that her evolved Snake-People bloodline had a special ability but no inheritance, and she declined to explain further.
• Zhou Changqing returned to his routine of cultivation and weapon refinement while Medusa continued coming to him for thunder qi.
• Zhou Changqing’s weapon blank cracked and exploded when he tried to inscribe two kinds of artifact patterns, destroying the Great Cauldron.
• Zhou Changqing concluded that he needed better materials than the Snake-People Tribe Treasury could offer and decided it was time to leave.

Yue Mei proposed marrying Zhou Changqing to herself to keep him with the Snake-People Tribe, but Medusa angrily rejected the idea. Worried that Zhou Changqing would attract her subjects and expose the secret of his Thunder Qi, Medusa decided to leave the desert with him, and they set out together toward the Jia Ma Empire.

• Yue Mei praised Zhou Changqing's talent and proposed a marriage alliance between him and herself to bind him to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Medusa rebuked Yue Mei for suggesting that a woman be sacrificed for the tribe's benefit and ordered her to leave.
• Medusa concluded that Zhou Changqing should leave before he became involved with one of her subjects or revealed the secret of his Thunder Qi.
• Medusa told members of the tribe and Hua She'er that she was leaving to investigate the Jia Ma Empire and prepare for the tribe's eventual departure.
• Zhou Changqing announced that he was leaving, and Medusa said she would travel the same route for her own business.

Zhou Changqing and Medusa traveled to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Zhou called out the Amethyst Winged Lion King. The Lion King moved to attack Zhou but froze after sensing Medusa’s dangerous aura, and she challenged his claim to be king.

• Zhou Changqing and Medusa flew east to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and he told her he had business there.
• Zhou Changqing searched the mountain range for useful treasures but found nothing that met his needs.
• Near the marked location, Zhou Changqing called for the Amethyst Winged Lion King to appear.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King emerged and prepared to attack Zhou Changqing, but his instincts warned him after he noticed Medusa.
• Medusa released a dangerous aura and asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King whether he called himself king before her.

Zhou Changqing obtained amethyst crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King with Medusa’s help, then flew with her toward Wutan City to settle accounts with the factions that had hunted him. They arrived above the city, where residents noticed their Dou Qi Wings and recognized them as Dou Wang experts.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized Medusa as a Dou Zong and bowed to her in fear.
• Zhou Changqing asked the Lion King for amethyst crystal and offered a Fourth-Rank Pill, but the Lion King gave him the crystal for free and fled.
• Zhou Changqing teased Medusa about how frightened the Lion King had been, and she struck him.
• Zhou Changqing and Medusa flew northwest toward Wutan City, and Zhou Changqing resolved to confront the factions that had hunted him.
• Medusa hid her breakthrough by manifesting Dou Qi Wings, and the pair appeared above Wutan City as residents watched and identified them as Dou Wang experts.

Zhou Changqing and Medusa arrived in Wutan City, alarming its factions and residents. Zhou Changqing confronted Che'erluo, who recognized him as the young man he had once tried to kill, and Zhou unleashed his Dou Qi Pressure as he prepared to settle the score.

• Zhou Changqing and Medusa descended toward Wutan City, and residents and local factions reacted with alarm to the two Dou Wang experts.
• Xiao Zhan and the city’s other leaders ordered their people to avoid provoking the visitors.
• Zhou Changqing spotted Che'erluo’s mansion and flew there with Medusa.
• Che'erluo warned his subordinates to keep order while recalling how his men had failed to capture Zhou Changqing two years earlier.
• Che'erluo recognized Zhou Changqing, who taunted him about their past and threatened to send him to meet his son.
• Zhou Changqing released his Dou Qi Pressure over Che'erluo and the men in the residence.

Zhou Changqing killed Che'erluo and destroyed Che'er Mansion after allowing its uninvolved servants to flee. The blast shook Wutan City, and the other leading families feared the two Dou Wang experts had caused it.

• Zhou Changqing subdued Che'erluo and the mansion's managers with his Dou Qi pressure, then killed Che'erluo with a lightning strike and scattered his ashes.
• Zhou Changqing and Medusa left the managers immobilized while Zhou ordered low-ranking workers to flee and held Che'erluo's family and other targets in place.
• After half a quarter-hour, Zhou Changqing unleashed Flood Dragon Thunder Force and obliterated Che'er Mansion, killing those still trapped inside.
• The explosion shook Wutan City, and the Xiao Clan, the Jia Lie Family, and other leading powers sent people to investigate and feared the Dou Wang experts.