Chapter Summaries

Lu Man revealed her ties to the Heavenly Snake Mansion and prepared to take Qing Lin with her, while Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to trust the powerful faction. Xiao Yan ultimately attacked Lu Man as she tried to leave, and Hai Bodong joined the assault at Su Tian’s urging.

• Su Tian identified Lu Man as a member of the Heavenly Snake Mansion and revealed that the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor was nearby.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that the Heavenly Snake Mansion could protect Qing Lin, but Xiao Yan remained reluctant to entrust her to Lu Man.
• Lu Man declared that Qing Lin would come with her and rose toward the roof while Su Tian let her go.
• Xiao Yan attacked Lu Man with his bone spirit cold flame after deciding he could not let Qing Lin leave without a fight.
• Su Tian secretly asked Hai Bodong to play along and allow Lu Man to escape, and Hai Bodong sent ice spikes toward her as Xiao Yan charged.

Lu Man escaped Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong after turning aside their attacks, while Ge Ye began to suspect the black-robed Xiao Yan was a familiar youth from the Xiao Clan. Su Tian provoked Nalan Yanran with a declaration of admiration, and Qing Mu revealed enough power to shock Ge Ye.

• Lu Man shielded herself from Hai Bodong's ice spikes, countered Xiao Yan, and blasted her way out of the building.
• Xiao Yan ordered Su Tian and the others to stop Lu Man, then pursued her with Hai Bodong while Yao Lao warned him of another possible Dou Huang outside.
• Ge Ye glimpsed Xiao Yan's face beneath his robe and privately wondered if he was the youth from the Xiao Clan, but suppressed the thought.
• Nalan Yanran decided to return to the Misty Cloud Sect and report the mysterious experts to Yun Yun.
• Su Tian told Nalan Yanran he had admired her for a long time, prompting her and Ge Ye to flare with anger.
• Qing Mu stepped forward and released an aura stronger than Ge Ye's, leading Ge Ye to identify him as a Dou Wang expert.

Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye discovered that Qing Mu was a Dou Wang and wondered about Su Tian’s powerful background. Su Tian ordered Qing Mu to kill Mo Cheng, and Mo Cheng was left bleeding from a wound to his neck.

• Qing Mu revealed his Dou Wang strength, shocking Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye.
• Su Tian told Qing Mu to rein in his aura, and Qing Mu respectfully returned to his place behind him.
• Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye speculated that Su Tian came from a powerful faction because he had a Dou Wang servant and two Dou Huang followers.
• Su Tian told Mo Cheng that he would settle the banquet’s affairs and ordered Qing Mu to send Mo Cheng on his final journey.
• Qing Mu attacked Mo Cheng, who felt blood flowing from his neck before he could finish begging for his life.

Su Tian had Qing Mu kill Mo Cheng, making clear that neither the Mo Clan’s destruction nor the Misty Cloud Sect’s threats worried him. After Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye left, Su Tian and Qing Mu headed off to catch up with Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan.

• Qing Mu appeared behind Mo Cheng and severed his head on Su Tian’s command.
• Nalan Yanran warned Su Tian that killing Mo Cheng and wiping out the Mo Clan would provoke the Misty Cloud Sect, but Su Tian dismissed the threat and boasted of his strength.
• Su Tian teased Nalan Yanran about meeting again, and she angrily left the Mo Clan with Ge Ye after warning him not to forget her words.
• Su Tian reflected that he intended to make the Misty Cloud Sect his own and turned his attention to Nalan Yanran, then left to pursue Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan with Qing Mu.
• The guests outside the hall realized the Mo Clan was gone and eyed its remaining assets with excitement and suspicion.

Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong pursued Lu Man through the sky while crowds of experts from Salt City followed to watch. Hai Bodong tried to stop Lu Man with an ice wall, but she broke through and sent a giant vine fist back at her pursuers.

• Su Tian and Qing Mu spotted the battle ahead and hurried to catch up.
• Experts across Salt City saw the Dou Huang auras and rushed after Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Lu Man.
• Hai Bodong formed a Profound Crystal Thorn Wall in Lu Man's path after Xiao Yan urged him to show remorse.
• Lu Man shattered the ice wall with a giant fist of vines while carrying the unconscious Qing Lin.
• Lu Man sent the vine fist toward Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong, and Xiao Yan answered with a pillar of eerie white flame.

Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong confronted Lu Man over Qing Lin, but her whistle summoned the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, a sixth-rank magical beast. As the two sides faced off, the beast suddenly attacked Su Tian with a venomous projectile.

• Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong caught up with Lu Man and demanded that she hand over Qing Lin, but she refused.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that another presence was hiding nearby, and Lu Man whistled to summon her helper.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor arrived, and Yao Lao identified it as a sixth-rank magical beast.
• Su Tian and Qing Mu arrived, and Su Tian exchanged words with Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor suddenly spat a venomous arrow at Su Tian, who cursed him for launching a sneak attack.

Su Tian evaded the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor’s probing attack while the Emperor and Lu Man recognized Xiao Yan’s heavenly flame and sensed a familiar aura. Su Tian appeared above them and activated the Underworld King’s Eye, leaving the confrontation poised for his next move.

• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor attacked Su Tian to test his strength, while Lu Man wondered whether he belonged to a powerful faction.
• The Emperor directed his aura at Xiao Yan, who dodged with his Purple Cloud Wings and covered himself in bone spirit cold flame.
• Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor recognized Xiao Yan’s aura as familiar and identified his flame as a heavenly flame.
• The Emperor’s attack exploded where Su Tian had stood, but Su Tian vanished and reappeared above him.
• Su Tian revealed his crimson eyes and activated the Underworld King’s Eye, channeling soul power into them.

Su Tian used the Underworld King's Eye to overwhelm Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor with fear, then calmly stopped the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor’s uncontrolled roar. As they recovered, Xiao Yan sensed Su Tian’s aura rising toward the Dou Zong realm.

• Su Tian activated the Underworld King's Eye, leaving Lu Man terrified and making Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Qing Mu question his technique.
• Hai Bodong recognized Su Tian’s attack as the mental technique he had experienced at the Mo Clan.
• Su Tian shifted his attack to the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, whose fear overwhelmed him and triggered a deafening roar that sent nearby spectators fleeing and caused heavy casualties.
• Su Tian clenched his fist and stopped the roar’s invisible ripples without being affected by them.
• Xiao Yan noticed that Su Tian could hover without wings and sensed his aura climbing toward the Dou Zong realm.

Su Tian revealed a Dou Zong-level aura, leaving Xiao Yan, Lu Man, and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor stunned. When the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor tried to escape, Su Tian trapped him with spatial power and began crushing him.

• Su Tian's aura overwhelmed the pursuers and forced them to their knees.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao whether Su Tian's power came from another soul, and Yao Lao concluded that Su Tian's aura showed no sign of a forced increase.
• Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor realized Su Tian was far stronger than they were, and Lu Man blamed White Fang for provoking him.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor secretly planned to flee with Lu Man, but Su Tian appeared in front of him.
• Su Tian clenched his hand and used spatial power to squeeze the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, who roared in pain.

Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor attacked Su Tian, but he effortlessly stopped and turned Lu Man’s blade against her, then restrained the emperor’s attempt to escape. Su Tian approached the trapped emperor and punched toward him, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Lu Man trapped Su Tian in a Ten Thousand Wood Prison and sent a powerful Green Wood Great Blade toward him while Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Qing Mu retreated.
• Su Tian halted the blade in midair, reversed it toward Lu Man, and secretly weakened it so she could block it with her Green Wood Wall while protecting the unconscious Qing Lin.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor unleashed black flames and rammed the spatial confinement, nearly breaking free.
• Su Tian stopped the emperor with a command, walked toward him, and punched at the space where he stood.

Su Tian easily contained and nullified the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor’s devastating attack, demonstrating the power of a Dou Zong to Xiao Yan and the other spectators. He appeared above the retreating snake emperor and announced that it was his turn to attack.

• Su Tian advanced with a punch that cracked space, forcing the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor to gather energy for its Black Flame Swallows the Sky technique.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor used its tail to break the spatial confinement and retreated as it detonated the black sun beside Su Tian.
• Xiao Yan worried that Su Tian was underestimating the attack, while Yao Lao explained that a trace of Spatial Power was not enough to threaten a Dou Zong powerhouse.
• Su Tian sealed the blast inside a Space Prison and detonated it safely, preventing its force from escaping.
• Su Tian appeared above the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor and said that it was his turn to attack.

Su Tian defeated the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor and restrained him, then ordered Lu Man to protect and cultivate Qing Lin. The chapter left the Emperor Clan Bloodline’s ancient secrets unresolved as Su Tian turned his attention back to his captive.

• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor coated himself in a slippery black oil to defend against Su Tian’s attack, but Su Tian’s punch shattered his scales and sent him plunging toward the ground.
• Su Tian stopped the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor with a spatial prison and realized his physical strength had risen to a level surpassing the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor’s.
• Su Tian sensed that others might share his Emperor Clan Bloodline and wondered whether ancient bloodline clans still existed, but decided he was not yet strong enough to uncover their secrets.
• Su Tian warned Lu Man not to harm Qing Lin and demanded that the Heavenly Snake Mansion help her reach Dou Zun, threatening to raid the mansion if she fell short.
• Lu Man agreed to Su Tian’s demands, and Su Tian turned his attention back to the trembling Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.

Su Tian made the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor stay with him by promising to help him reach Five-Star Dou Zong within three years, while Lu Man took Qing Lin away. When Xiao Yan tried to pursue them, Su Tian appeared in his path.

• Su Tian told the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor that Qing Lin could leave with Lu Man, but he would have to stay by Su Tian’s side for a while.
• Su Tian promised that the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor could reach Five-Star Dou Zong within three years, and the snake emperor agreed to stay with him.
• Lu Man cursed the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor for changing his mind, then warned Su Tian to keep him safe and assured him Qing Lin would be protected.
• Lu Man left with Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan tried to follow them before Su Tian appeared in front of him.

Xiao Yan confronted Su Tian over Qing Lin and Yao Lao, while Su Tian’s pressure and words stirred an idea for a powerful new technique in Xiao Yan. Su Tian realized their paths seemed bound together by fate and began considering making Xiao Yan his underling.

• Xiao Yan demanded that Su Tian move aside and refused to trust him with Qing Lin’s safety.
• Su Tian revealed that he knew about Yao Lao, prompting Xiao Yan to threaten him and demand to know who he was.
• Su Tian released the pressure of a Dou Zong, and Xiao Yan swore he would kill anyone who threatened his teacher.
• Xiao Yan became consumed by the idea of fusing flames into a destructive technique, and Su Tian recognized it as the seed of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
• Su Tian reflected that his arrival had changed the circumstances of Xiao Yan’s path without preventing its key events, then decided he might make Xiao Yan his underling.

Xiao Yan attempted to fuse his purple flame with Yao Lao’s bone spirit cold flame to create a Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus, while Su Tian watched and considered secretly learning the technique. The flames began to draw together, leaving Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor alarmed as Su Tian remained calm.

• Su Tian reflected on his ambition to become the strongest on the Dou Qi Continent, then turned his attention to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan decided to combine his purple flame with Yao Lao’s bone spirit cold flame, since Su Tian had taken the green lotus core flame.
• Xiao Yan summoned both flames and began bringing them together as Su Tian focused his soul power on observing the technique.
• Su Tian warned Hai Bodong and Qing Mu to move away; Qing Mu obeyed, and Hai Bodong formed an ice barrier around himself.
• Xiao Yan slowly drew the two flames toward the center, frightening Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor while Su Tian stayed composed.

Xiao Yan recklessly tried to compress purple flames and Bone Spirit Cold Flame together, hoping to create a powerful technique of his own. Su Tian studied the experiment but realized he could not learn its essence, while Xiao Yan continued despite his injuries as the flames grew unstable.

• Su Tian recognized the danger and potential of Xiao Yan’s attempt to fuse flames and watched closely for the method behind it.
• Xiao Yan pressed the purple flames and Bone Spirit Cold Flame together, and the collision tore open his palms.
• Hai Bodong and the others prepared for the danger as Xiao Yan endured the pain and kept compressing the flames.
• Su Tian withdrew his soul power after concluding that an outsider could not master the technique by observation and might die trying to imitate it.
• Xiao Yan persisted because he wanted to create power through his own abilities rather than keep relying on Yao Lao, while the flames’ energy turned increasingly violent.

Xiao Yan successfully condensed a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus from bone spirit cold flame and purple flame, then hurled it at Su Tian. Su Tian blocked the devastating blast, though the attack affected him, and Xiao Yan's power was left weakened.

• As the purple-white flames grew unstable, Hai Bodong warned Xiao Yan to disperse them, but Xiao Yan ignored him and used the Flame Mantra to condense them into a lotus seat.
• Su Tian recognized the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus and said he wanted to test its power firsthand.
• Xiao Yan hurled the lotus at Su Tian, and it detonated nearby, sending destructive waves across the sky and shattering a mountain peak.
• Su Tian stood before the blast and blocked it with his right hand, protecting Hai Bodong, Qing Mu, and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor from the explosion.
• Su Tian concealed his trembling hand and acknowledged the lotus's terrifying power, while Xiao Yan's aura weakened.

After Xiao Yan demonstrated the power of his Purple-White Fire Lotus, Su Tian offered to escort Xiao Yan and his companions to the Imperial Capital in exchange for Yao Lao teaching him alchemy. Yao Lao accepted, leaving Xiao Yan and Su Tian set to travel together as both rivals and allies.

• Xiao Yan nearly collapsed after using the Purple-White Fire Lotus, but Yao Lao called him back to awareness and praised the Dou Technique he had created.
• Su Tian revealed that his Dou Zong strength had allowed him to withstand the Fire Lotus and offered to escort Xiao Yan to the Imperial Capital in return for Yao Lao's alchemy lessons.
• Yao Lao agreed that Su Tian's deal was fair and advised Xiao Yan not to let rivalry undermine his confidence.
• Xiao Yan accepted the deal on Yao Lao's behalf, and Su Tian welcomed their partnership.

Xiao Yan agreed to let Su Tian join them, and the two traded confident challenges about their strength and alchemy. As Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun approached, Su Tian urged the group to leave and promised Hai Bodong he would restore his former strength before they reached the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Yan accepted Su Tian joining them because he did not want Yao Lao to exhaust himself and fall into a deep slumber.
• Su Tian and Xiao Yan challenged each other to become the other's rival in strength and alchemy.
• Hai Bodong sensed two powerful auras approaching and worried that an old acquaintance might discover his weakened state.
• Su Tian recognized the approaching auras as Jia Xingtian's and Yun Yun's, and privately planned to protect the Misty Cloud Sect's treasures by dealing with its Great Elder.
• Su Tian told Xiao Yan that Yun Yun was approaching and advised the group to leave before they met her.
• Su Tian promised Hai Bodong that he would restore his former strength before they reached the Jia Ma Empire, and Hai Bodong accepted the promise with excitement.

Su Tian and his companions traveled toward the imperial capital, with Hai Bodong leading the way and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor carrying them. After they left, Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun arrived at the battle site and suspected an unfamiliar Dou Zong had been there.

• Su Tian asked Hai Bodong to lead the route to the imperial capital, and Hai Bodong agreed.
• The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor obeyed Su Tian and carried Xiao Yan and Qing Mu away with the group.
• Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun arrived at the quiet battlefield and examined the enormous mountain peak cut smooth by the battle.
• Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian discussed the four Dou Emperor auras they had sensed and the faint, oppressive aura.
• Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun speculated that the unfamiliar aura had belonged to a Dou Zong expert.