Chapter Summaries

Su Tian examined how his Emperor Clan Bloodline strengthened his body as he prepared to remove Old Master Nalan’s Brand Poison, while Hai Bodong’s strength continued to recover from the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill. At the Mittel auction house, Xiao Yan reunited with Ya Fei, and Su Tian drew her aside to discuss a matter concerning her and the Mittel Auction House.

• Su Tian sensed that his physical strength had increased unusually during his breakthrough and suspected his Emperor Clan Bloodline was nourishing him.
• Su Tian wondered why Queen Medusa’s soul had shown no signs of awakening, then set out to remove Old Master Nalan’s Brand Poison with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in his sleeve.
• Hai Bodong felt the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill restoring his strength and concluded that Su Tian had told him the truth about its effects.
• Ya Fei arrived at the Mittel auction house, where Xiao Yan recognized her and greeted her after three years apart.
• Su Tian introduced himself to Ya Fei as Xiao Yan’s boss and asked to speak with her privately about her and the Mittel Auction House, and she agreed.

Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong arranged for Ya Fei to become engaged to Su Tian and prepared to entrust her with the Mittel Family auction house. At the Nalan estate, Su Tian continued treating Nalan Jie while considering his bloodline and Queen Medusa’s silence, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan recognizing a striking woman at the Mittel Family auction house.

• Mittel Tengshan told Ya Fei that the family had chosen Su Tian as her fiancé, and she eagerly accepted.
• Mittel Tengshan said Ya Fei would take charge of the Mittel Family auction house, and she vowed not to disappoint him or Hai Bodong.
• Su Tian used the green lotus core flame to treat Nalan Jie while Gu He watched and considered recruiting him into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Su Tian reflected on his emperor clan bloodline and Queen Medusa’s lack of soul fluctuations, unaware that an icy gleam briefly appeared in the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s eyes.
• Hai Bodong felt the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill restoring his strength as its medicinal power coursed through him.
• Xiao Yan recognized a beautiful woman in a red robe who appeared at the Mittel Family auction house.

Ya Fei learned that the Mittel Family planned to betroth her to Su Tian and place its auction house under her authority, while Su Tian continued treating Nalan Jie and Hai Bodong recovered his strength. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan recognizing a beautiful woman who arrived at the Mittel Family auction house.

• Mittel Tengshan told Ya Fei that the family had chosen Su Tian as her intended, and she eagerly accepted the engagement.
• Mittel Tengshan said Ya Fei would gradually take personal control of the Mittel Family's auction house, and she promised to honor the trust placed in her.
• Su Tian used the Green Lotus Core Flame to treat Nalan Jie's Brand Poison while Gu He watched and considered recruiting him into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Su Tian reflected on his Emperor Clan Bloodline and Queen Medusa's silence within the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, unaware of a fleeting icy gleam in its eyes.
• Hai Bodong felt his strength rapidly returning as the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill released its power inside him.
• Xiao Yan recognized a striking woman in a red robe who appeared at the Mittel Family auction house.

Su Tian continued treating Nalan Jie by carefully using his hidden heavenly flame to purge the brand poison from his bones. After completing the day’s treatment, he said another five days might finish the task, and Gu He asked to examine Su Tian’s flame.

• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su worried that Nalan Yanran might try to recruit Su Tian into the Misty Cloud Sect, but they had time while Su Tian treated Nalan Jie.
• Su Tian spent nearly two hours purging Nalan Jie's brand poison with the green lotus core flame, keeping it concealed from Gu He.
• Gu He asked Nalan Yanran whether she had seen Su Tian's heavenly flame, and she said Su Tian never revealed it during treatment.
• Nalan Jie woke coughing as Su Tian finished the treatment, and Su Tian estimated that five more days might remove all the poison.
• Gu He asked Su Tian to let him examine his heavenly flame, leaving Nalan Yanran worried that the request might cause a misunderstanding.

Gu He asked Su Tian to surrender his Heavenly Flame in exchange for Alchemy instruction and Misty Cloud Sect resources, but Su Tian rejected the offer and said he could become a Sixth-Rank Alchemist within a year. Back in his room, Su Tian encountered Queen Medusa, who appeared in a blaze of seven-colored light.

• Gu He asked Su Tian to trade away his Heavenly Flame, offering personal Alchemy instruction and priority access to Misty Cloud Sect resources.
• Su Tian rejected Gu He's offer, saying that becoming a Sixth-Rank Alchemist would take him no more than a year.
• Su Tian left Nalan Jie's quarters, and Gu He and the others remained behind in silence.
• Su Tian returned to his room, where Queen Medusa appeared in a burst of seven-colored light.

Queen Medusa appeared before Su Tian and attacked him, but the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s resistance disrupted her first strike. When she attacked again, Su Tian revealed that he was a Dou Zong, leaving Queen Medusa stunned.

• Queen Medusa opened her eyes and taunted Su Tian about treating her as a pet and calling him master.
• Queen Medusa attacked Su Tian, but the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python resisted her and caused her energy to dissipate.
• Su Tian realized the contract protected him through the python but did not directly control Queen Medusa, then provoked her by referring to her as his fiancée.
• Queen Medusa attacked Su Tian again, confident that his apparent Four-Star Da Dou Shi strength posed no threat.
• Su Tian unleashed a terrifying Dou Zong aura, dispelled her attack, and shocked Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa awakened to find Su Tian wielding Dou Zong strength and asked him to refine a pill to help her soul fuse with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s. After she returned to her snake form and Su Tian began cultivating, Gu He and Nalan Yanran continued a discussion in the Nalan Family reception hall.

• Queen Medusa was shocked to discover that Su Tian’s strength surpassed her own partially fused power.
• Su Tian contained their auras in the room, and Queen Medusa told him he would have to prove himself worthy of being her fiancé.
• Queen Medusa asked Su Tian to refine a pill that would aid the fusion of her soul with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s soul.
• Su Tian readily agreed, and Queen Medusa warned him to fulfill his promise before her next appearance.
• Queen Medusa vanished and the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python returned; Su Tian comforted her, then began cultivating as she curled up on his legs.
• Gu He and Nalan Yanran discussed a matter in the Nalan Family reception hall, where Nalan Yanran said it needed further discussion.

Su Tian sensed a clash between Hai Bodong and a powerful opponent in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, whom he suspected was Jia Xingtian. The Nalan family and Gu He reacted to the sudden auras, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gu He told Nalan Yanran he would stay with the Nalan Family and offered to refine pills to strengthen Nalan Jie's body.
• Su Tian finished cultivating and headed to dinner, thinking about purging Nalan Jie's Brand Poison and missing Ya Fei.
• At dinner, Su Tian noticed Gu He was present but joined Nalan Jie and Nalan Su in conversation.
• Su Tian sensed two powerful auras erupting northwest of the Imperial Capital and recognized one as Hai Bodong's.
• Su Tian suspected Hai Bodong's opponent was Jia Xingtian, while Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, and Gu He rose in shock.

Su Tian displayed his Flying Dou Technique while racing with Nalan Jie, Gu He, and Nalan Su toward the clash between two Dou Huang experts. They reached a cemetery and saw the fighters battling inside enormous spheres of light, but the chapter ended before their identities or the outcome were revealed.

• Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, and Gu He sensed two Dou Huang auras and flew northwest, while Su Tian revealed his silver-white wings and followed them.
• Nalan Yanran realized Su Tian could fly, then hurried after him on foot across the rooftops.
• Gu He recognized Su Tian's wings as a Flying Dou Technique, and Nalan Jie used the revelation to discourage Gu He from recruiting Su Tian for the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Su Tian, Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, and Gu He sensed Hai Bodong's aura and sped toward the battle.
• The four arrived above a vast cemetery and watched two figures clash inside enormous white and yellow spheres of light.

Su Tian watched Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian fight, then revealed his ties to Hai Bodong and the Mittel Family to make Nalan Jie, Gu He, and Nalan Su cautious. The chapter ended with Su Tian believing that Hai Bodong’s return had made the other powerful figures reconsider their plans.

• Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian fought to a standstill, and Su Tian shielded himself from their residual energy with soul power.
• Nalan Jie, Gu He, and Nalan Su recognized Jia Xingtian and wondered who his unfamiliar opponent was.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian exchanged taunts about their strength and Jia Xingtian’s approaching limits.
• Nalan Jie and the others realized Hai Bodong was the Ice Emperor, and Su Tian explained that Hai Bodong and the Mittel Family had helped him reach the capital and treat Old Master Nalan.
• Su Tian noticed that his ties to Hai Bodong had made Nalan Jie and Gu He wary, and he privately reflected that he had used Hai Bodong’s name to restrain them.

Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian finished their sparring match, and the gathered onlookers learned that Hai Bodong had returned to peak strength but would leave the Mittel Family’s affairs to the younger generation. After Jia Xingtian noticed Su Tian’s flying technique, he suddenly challenged him and unleashed a heavy aura.

• Nalan Jie reasoned that the Nalan Family’s ties to the Misty Cloud Sect would discourage Hai Bodong from targeting them, while Gu He considered the risk of conflict over Su Tian’s heavenly flames.
• Nalan Yanran emerged from the Mausoleum and met the Jia Ma Empire’s Little Princess, who recognized Jia Xingtian’s aura but could not identify the other fighter.
• Hai Bodong ended the spar after Jia Xingtian gained the advantage, and the two exchanged remarks about returning to a quieter life.
• Jia Xingtian greeted Gu He and noticed Su Tian’s wings, prompting Su Tian to introduce himself and explain that he possessed a flying Dou Technique.
• Jia Xingtian secretly tested Su Tian, then challenged him to spar and released a powerful aura that startled him.

Jia Xingtian tested Su Tian by crushing him with his Dou Huang aura, while Hai Bodong prepared to intervene. Su Tian insisted he could endure the pressure and unleashed his soul power as everyone wondered about his backing and potential.

• Jia Xingtian intensified his pressure on Su Tian after Gu He secretly prompted him to test the youth.
• Hai Bodong rushed to protect Su Tian and warned Jia Xingtian not to provoke him, though he denied being Su Tian's teacher.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su reconsidered the possibility of matching Su Tian with Nalan Yanran after learning Hai Bodong was not his master.
• Hai Bodong prepared ice spikes to intervene, but Su Tian told him he could endure the pressure.
• Su Tian summoned a powerful surge of soul power that enveloped him.

Su Tian used Jia Xingtian’s pressure to push his soul power toward a breakthrough to Fourth-Rank Alchemist, relentlessly striking at the confinement despite the pain and exhaustion. He exhausted his soul power in one final blow, leaving the result of his attempt unclear.

• Gu He sensed Su Tian’s soul power and admired his alchemy talent, believing he could become a Fourth-Rank Alchemist soon.
• Su Tian realized Jia Xingtian’s pressure had given him the chance to break through and stopped Hai Bodong from interfering.
• Su Tian gathered his soul power into an invisible fist and repeatedly struck the pressure surrounding him.
• Jia Xingtian refrained from increasing the pressure, while Nalan Yanran watched and hoped Su Tian could break free.
• Su Tian depleted his soul power and, with his last strength, drove the invisible fist into the confinement as a muffled boom sounded.

Under Jia Xingtian’s pressure, Su Tian replenished his depleted soul power and broke through to become a fourth-rank alchemist. As Nalan Jie suspected Gu He had arranged the test to learn about Su Tian’s heavenly flames, Su Tian noticed his soul power was unusually strong and began investigating why.

• Su Tian absorbed the nourishing energy and restored his soul power, breaking through to the fourth rank of alchemy.
• Gu He recognized Su Tian’s breakthrough, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Su considered recruiting him into the Nalan Family.
• Nalan Jie suspected Gu He had asked Jia Xingtian to test Su Tian because Gu He wanted to trade for Su Tian’s heavenly flames.
• Su Tian stabilized his surging soul power and reflected on the danger of the gamble he had taken.
• Su Tian noticed his soul power exceeded that of an ordinary newly advanced fourth-rank alchemist and searched his sea of consciousness for the cause.

Su Tian discovered that his emperor clan bloodline was generating the soul power that had helped him advance to Fourth-Rank Alchemist. He then unleashed his soul power and Dou Qi against the Dou Huang’s oppressive pressure, and the pressure began to crack.

• Nalan Yanran realized Su Tian had advanced to Fourth-Rank Alchemist and wondered how powerful he might become as a Dou Wang.
• Su Tian searched his sea of consciousness for the source of his growing soul power, then traced a faint fluctuation to his heart.
• Su Tian discovered that each heartbeat sent bloodline power through his meridians, where it transformed into soul power.
• Su Tian concluded that his emperor clan bloodline surpassed other Dou Di bloodlines and might have been coveted in ancient times.
• Su Tian released his soul power and Dou Qi with a shout, and a cracking sound broke through the oppressive pressure surrounding him.

After breaking through Jia Xingtian’s oppressive aura, Su Tian demanded an explanation for the test and calmly asked the Dou Huang expert to owe him a favor. Jia Xingtian accepted the exchange without anger, while Hai Bodong recognized something familiar in Su Tian’s cunning approach.

• Su Tian forced his way through Jia Xingtian’s oppressive aura, stunning Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, Gu He, and the others.
• Gu He wondered whether a powerful faction stood behind Su Tian, while Nalan Yanran’s admiration for him grew.
• Su Tian demanded an explanation from Jia Xingtian and privately marked Gu He for a reckoning.
• Jia Xingtian asked what explanation Su Tian wanted and considered Su Tian’s value to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Su Tian said Jia Xingtian could repay him with a favor, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded.
• Hai Bodong watched Su Tian’s smile and recognized a familiar, cunning manner.

Su Tian secured Jia Xingtian’s promise of a favor and left to see Ya Fei at the Mittel Family. As Su Tian embraced Ya Fei outside, Mu Zhan spotted them and grew furious.

• Su Tian asked Jia Xingtian for a favor, and Jia Xingtian agreed to help him if anything came up.
• Nalan Jie invited everyone to the Nalan Family for a feast to celebrate Hai Bodong’s return and thank Su Tian for curing his brand poison.
• Su Tian asked Mittel Tengshan about Ya Fei, then hurried to the Mittel Family after learning she might still be awake.
• Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong declined Nalan Jie’s invitation and left together, while the others headed to the Nalan Family.
• Su Tian embraced Ya Fei outside the Mittel Family, and Mu Zhan saw them and angrily claimed Ya Fei as his woman.

Mu Zhan returned to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and found Ya Fei in Su Tian’s arms, then attacked Su Tian in a jealous rage. Su Tian evaded his strike with overwhelming speed and moved behind him, leaving Mu Zhan to turn and slash at the sound of his approach.

• Mu Zhan sensed the auras from Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian’s clash but chose to hurry to the Mittel Family to see Ya Fei.
• Mu Zhan arrived and saw Ya Fei held by Su Tian, then vowed to make Su Tian pay.
• Mu Zhan charged at Su Tian with his broadsword, and Ya Fei tried to shield Su Tian.
• Su Tian pulled Ya Fei behind him and vanished before Mu Zhan’s attack could land.
• Mu Zhan heard a whistle behind him, spun around, and slashed with Blade Qi.

Su Tian defeated Mu Zhan after he tried to claim Ya Fei, then learned that the clan chief wanted to arrange an engagement between them. Su Tian eagerly accepted, though he remembered that another fiancée was connected to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• Su Tian dodged Mu Zhan's broadsword and kicked him into a wall, leaving him badly injured but alive.
• Ya Fei checked on Su Tian, and he pulled her into his arms and reassured her.
• Mu Zhan demanded to know who Su Tian was, and Ya Fei told him that Su Tian was her fiancé.
• Ya Fei explained that the clan chief had proposed an engagement after Su Tian removed the Brand Poison from Old Master Nalan.
• Su Tian accepted the engagement with delight, then remembered the other fiancée connected to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Mu Zhan returned to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and attacked Su Tian after finding him embracing Ya Fei, but Su Tian quickly defeated him. Ya Fei then revealed that the Mittel clan chief wanted her and Su Tian to become engaged, and Su Tian happily accepted while recalling that he already had another engagement.

• Mu Zhan hurried to the Mittel Family to see Ya Fei after returning to the capital, but he found her in Su Tian's arms and charged at Su Tian in jealous fury.
• Ya Fei tried to protect Su Tian, but Su Tian moved behind Mu Zhan and knocked him into a wall with a single kick.
• Su Tian pulled the worried Ya Fei back into his arms, while Mu Zhan struggled out of the rubble and demanded to know who Su Tian was.
• Ya Fei called Su Tian her fiancé and warned Mu Zhan to stop pestering her, then explained that the clan chief had proposed their engagement.
• Su Tian gladly accepted Ya Fei's engagement proposal and remembered that another fiancée, connected to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, was awaiting her own engagement.