Arc 3The Ancient Jade and the Desert

The Hun Clan devastated the Yao Clan and launched attacks for the remaining Ancient Jades while Fan Tian left the Black-Corner Region and headed into the Tagor Desert. The arc ended as Fan Tian tried to avoid disrupting Medusa’s evolution, with the Snake-People Tribe and Gu He’s forces closing in.

  • Yao Dan sacrificed himself to conceal the Yao Clan’s Ancient Jade, but Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame destroyed the clan and slaughtered its survivors.
  • Fan Tian fought the Thousand and Hundred Elders over the Fallen Heart Flame until Xuan Yi intervened, then gained her help and explored the magma beneath Jia Nan Academy.
  • After absorbing another Fallen Heart Flame seed and reaching Peak Dou Zong, Fan Tian left the Black-Corner Region with Zi Yan for the Jia Ma Empire.
  • Fan Tian learned of Yun Yun’s proposed marriage contest, then traveled with Zi Yan to the Tagor Desert and took Qing Lin as his maid.
  • Fan Tian restored Hai Bodong’s strength in exchange for a map fragment, while Queen Medusa began her evolution and Xiao Yan arrived in the desert.
  • Gu Xun'er learned that Gu Yang was a Hun Clan spy and that the Ancient Jade was in danger, while Hun Tiandi ordered attacks on the Gu, Lei, and Yan Clans.
  • Gu Xun'er stopped Ling Ying from attacking Xiao Yan and sent him after Yao Lao, then followed him toward the Tagor Desert.
  • Fan Tian reached the Snake-People temple ahead of Gu He and withdrew when the First Elder pursued him, while Gu He ordered his companions to attack.
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Ch. 51Twilight of the Emperor Clans

The allied clans destroyed the Gate of Dead Silence, but the battle left only a few thousand survivors and most of their leaders gravely wounded. Nihility Devouring Flame turned against the Hun Clan elders, while Hun Tiandi escaped with Hun Yao and clashed again with Gu Yuan.

  • Yao Dan and the allied forces broke the eastern gate, collapsing the Gate of Dead Silence and allowing Yao Dan to refine Hun Yuantian.
  • The backlash devastated the survivors, leaving Gu Dao and Fire Spirit near death and Lei Ying and Yan Jin severely injured.
  • Nihility Devouring Flame devoured Hun Shengtian and another Hun Clan elder, but Hun Tiandi protected Hun Yao from his attack.
  • Nihility Devouring Flame accused Hun Tiandi of trapping him in the formation and questioned whether either of them was Hun Mieba, the Hun Clan mole.
  • Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi discussed the unknown person who had exposed the Hun Clan's plan, then Hun Tiandi fled with Hun Yao as Gu Yuan pursued him.

Ch. 53Twilight of the Emperor Clans (III)

The Soul Realm was sealed by the Spirit-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation, which devoured the armies trapped inside. Lei Ying and the other survivors escaped, but Yao Dan watched the Yao Clan army perish as the formation closed.

  • Nihility Devouring Flame recognized the formation, realized it was consuming the dead to fuel itself, gathered a few weak souls, and fled.
  • Yao Dan began forming the Yao Clan army into a defensive array, but Lei Ying warned everyone to run from the ancient formation.
  • Gu Yuan sensed that even he could die inside the formation as its baleful energy swept through the Soul Realm and massacred the retreating Yao Clan troops.
  • Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Fire Spirit, Gu Dao, and Yao Dan fled toward an opening in the blood-red barrier, pursued by the formation's energy.
  • Fairy Fire Spirit escaped through a narrow gap, while the formation swallowed the Yao Clan's million-strong army and killed a Four-Star Dou Sheng just short of the exit.

Ch. 54The Twilight of the Emperor Clans (IV)

After the Hun Clan’s destruction, the surviving leaders learned that Hun Tiandi had activated the Spirit-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation across the Central Plains and raced to stop the catastrophe. They realized Hun Tiandi and the nihility devouring flame were absent from the Central Plains and might be pursuing the Ancient Jade.

  • Yao Dan announced that the Yao Clan’s army and reserves had been wiped out, while Gu Yuan and Fairy Fire Spirit urged the survivors to keep going.
  • Gu Yuan realized Hun Tiandi had gone to the Central Plains, and he and Lei Ying set out to stop him from refining its population.
  • The formation devastated the Central Plains, while Ling Ya and Shi Pan rescued surviving Spirit Clan and Stone Clan members and returned to their realms.
  • Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying destroyed formation nodes and learned that the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan had escaped after the Hall of Souls fled.
  • Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying concluded that Hun Tiandi and the nihility devouring flame had gone after the Ancient Jade.

Ch. 55Seizing the Ancient Jade

After the battle, Gu Yuan realized Hun Tiandi might target the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade and hurried toward the Northwest Continent to protect Xun'er. Meanwhile, Shi Pan led the Stone Clan’s army back to the besieged Stone Realm, knowing the enemy might be too powerful for him to face alone.

  • Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying discussed which clans still held Ancient Jade and agreed that the Yao, Stone, and Spirit Clans were vulnerable.
  • Yan Jin remembered the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade, and Gu Yuan set out for the Northwest Continent, worried about Xun'er.
  • Lei Ying and Yan Jin returned to their realms to take charge of their clans and prepare their defenses.
  • Shi Pan ignored repeated Spatial Jade Slip summons while leading the Stone Clan’s army back toward the Stone Realm.
  • After weighing his chances against Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame, Shi Pan ordered the army to advance at full speed.

Ch. 56The Yao Clan's Fate

Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame planned to attack the Yao Clan for its Ancient Jade while plotting against each other. As the Yao Clan prepared to flee to the Ancient Realm, Yao Dan gave Yao Wanhuo the clan’s Ancient Jade and ordered him to escape with Yao Ling.

  • Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame reaffirmed their alliance and planned to take the Yao Clan’s Ancient Jade before Gu Yuan could react.
  • Nihility Devouring Flame suggested waiting for Gu Yuan to gather the Gu and Xiao Clan jades, while each man secretly considered how to deal with the other.
  • Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame set off for the Yao Clan, leaving the Yan and Lei Clan jades untouched for the time being.
  • Yao Dan returned to the Yao Clan and ordered Yao Wangui to lead Yao Tian and the younger generation to the Ancient Realm with a sealed box.
  • Yao Dan took Yao Wanhuo and Yao Ling into a secret chamber and gave them the Yao Clan’s Ancient Jade, ordering them to leave at once.

Ch. 57Inescapable Doom, the Yao Clan's Annihilation

Yao Dan sent Yao Ling and Yao Wanhuo away with the Yao Clan's Ancient Jade and preserved records while preparing to face Hun Tiandi. Hun Tiandi destroyed the Yao Clan's defenses and killed Yao Dan, while Nihility Devouring Flame and Hun Yao slaughtered the clan's remaining members.

  • Yao Dan gave Yao Ling the Ancient Jade and a ring of original pill formulas, texts, and medicinal pills, then ordered Yao Wanhuo to take her away.
  • Yao Dan revealed that the box sent with Yao Wangui contained a Nine-Grade Profound Pill, intended to make the Gu and Hun Clans believe the Ancient Jade was in the Ancient Realm.
  • Yao Wanhuo and Yao Ling left the Medicine Realm as Yao Dan gathered the remaining Yao Clan members to activate their protective formation and summon the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul.
  • Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame arrived, and Hun Tiandi demanded the Ancient Jade while Yao Dan claimed it was in the Ancient Realm.
  • Hun Tiandi shattered the formation, and Yao Dan self-detonated, tearing open Hun Tiandi's old wound before being reduced to ash.
  • Hun Tiandi confirmed the Ancient Jade was absent and declared the Yao Clan no more as Nihility Devouring Flame and Hun Yao slaughtered its survivors.

Ch. 58The Thousand and Hundred Elders Demanded the Fallen Heart Flame

Fan Tian refused the Jia Nan Sect’s demand to return the Fallen Heart Flame, which he had taken from Han Feng, and prepared to leave for the Northwest Continent. The Thousand and Hundred Elders confronted him at Heavenly Mansion, and the Thousand Elder attacked as the chapter ended.

  • Zi Yan revealed her Ancient Void Dragon form, and Fan Tian promised to help her find her clan once they were strong enough.
  • Cao Ying and Dan Chen, now One-Star Dou Zong, said they would leave for a Pill Tower branch, while Fan Tian planned to visit the Northwest Continent.
  • Fan Tian recounted refusing Hu Gan’s request to return the Fallen Heart Flame, insisting it was his spoils for defeating Han Feng.
  • The Thousand and Hundred Elders arrived with Su Qian and Hu Gan and demanded that Fan Tian return the flame on behalf of Jia Nan Academy.
  • Fan Tian challenged their claim and asked why they had not intervened when Han Feng attacked the academy, prompting the Thousand Elder to attack him at Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong strength.

Ch. 59The Black-Corner Region's Guns and Blades Assemble

Fan Tian and the Thousand and Hundred Elders clashed in Maple City, drawing powerful Dou Zong from across the Black-Corner Region into the fight. As Mo Tianxing and Eagle Mountain weighed whether to join the battle, Earth Demon Old Ghost appeared and attacked the elders alongside Fan Tian.

  • Fan Tian fought Elder Qian, and their clash drew the attention of powerful figures throughout the Black-Corner Region.
  • Elder Bai joined Elder Qian against Fan Tian, while Su Qian and Hu Gan intercepted Cao Ying and Dan Chen when they tried to help him.
  • Cao Ying and Dan Chen battled Su Qian and Hu Gan, while Fan Tian held off both elders without revealing his spirit-devouring abilities.
  • Mo Tianxing and Eagle Mountain arrived and considered joining the battle for the promise of Seventh-Grade Pills, but hesitated when they saw the elders' strength.
  • Earth Demon Old Ghost appeared and joined Fan Tian in attacking the Thousand and Hundred Elders.

Ch. 60The Beautiful Xuan Yi

Fan Tian and his allies fought the Thousand and Hundred Elders and the forces attacking Jia Nan Academy until the elders unleashed a combined Dou Zun-level technique. Cao Ying summoned Xuan Yi, who rescued Fan Tian, killed the two elders, and thanked him for helping her protégées.

  • Earth Demon Old Ghost joined Fan Tian against the Thousand and Hundred Elders, while Mo Tianxing and Eagle Mountain Elder attacked Su Qian and Hu Gan with help from Cao Ying and Dan Chen.
  • The Thousand and Hundred Elders combined their power into a Dou Zun-level attack, gravely wounding Earth Demon Old Ghost and leaving Fan Tian exposed.
  • Zi Yan blocked the remaining attack for Fan Tian and fainted, while the elders demanded that he surrender the Fallen Heart Flame.
  • Cao Ying shattered a spatial jade slip and summoned Xuan Yi, who pierced Elder Qian and Elder Bai with her fingers.
  • Xuan Yi gave Fan Tian a medicinal pill and thanked him for taking care of Cao Ying and Dan Chen.

Ch. 61Leave My Room for Aunt Xuan

Fan Tian told Xuan Yi that Han Feng had betrayed Yao Chen with Old Man Mu Gu, and Xuan Yi responded by killing the Thousand and Hundred Elders. The others fled, while Fan Tian sent Xuan Yi and the unconscious Zi Yan to Maple City and planned to absorb the dead elders’ souls and Dou Qi.

  • Fan Tian introduced himself to Xuan Yi, who was reminded of Yao Chen and accepted his flattering address as Aunt Xuan.
  • Fan Tian told Xuan Yi that Han Feng had colluded with Old Man Mu Gu and betrayed Yao Chen before Fan Tian killed him.
  • Grief-stricken and furious, Xuan Yi thanked Fan Tian and tore the Thousand and Hundred Elders apart with Space Strangulation.
  • Xuan Yi threatened the surviving onlookers, who fled, then asked to rest with Zi Yan in Maple City.
  • Fan Tian told Cao Ying and Dan Chen to take Xuan Yi and Zi Yan to Maple City and give Xuan Yi his room.
  • After the others left, Fan Tian decided to claim the dead elders’ souls and Dou Qi for himself.

Ch. 62Massaging a Beautiful Woman-Aunt Xuan Misunderstood Fan Tian~

Fan Tian brought Xuan Yi chicken soup and listened as she recalled her past with Venerable Yao. After mistaking Fan Tian’s offer of a massage for improper interest, Xuan Yi accepted it, and Fan Tian climbed onto the bed to begin.

  • Fan Tian brought Xuan Yi chicken soup and sat beside her on the bed.
  • Fan Tian asked Xuan Yi about her history with Venerable Yao, and she recalled their younger days at the Pill Tower.
  • Fan Tian comforted Xuan Yi over Venerable Yao’s supposed death and offered to massage her with a family technique.
  • Xuan Yi warned Fan Tian not to harbor inappropriate thoughts, then realized she might have misunderstood his intentions.
  • Xuan Yi lay facedown on the bed and told Fan Tian to begin the massage gently.

Ch. 63I would call you the strongest Nine Revolutions Butt Dou Zun

Fan Tian learned that the Hun Clan had devastated the Ancient Clans and destroyed the Yao Clan, prompting him to resolve to visit the Medicine Realm. After the Jia Nan Sect dissolved and handed its territory to the Heavenly Mansion, Fan Tian moved its headquarters into the Inner Academy and wondered whether the Ancient Emperor’s cave mansion lay beneath it.

  • While massaging Xuan Yi, Fan Tian heard that the Hun Clan had been wiped out but Hun Tiandi and the nihility devouring flame survived, and that the Yao Clan had been exterminated.
  • Fan Tian feared Yao Ling had died in the Medicine Realm’s destruction and decided to go there, despite Xuan Yi warning him that surviving Hun Clan forces and the Central Plains’ devastation made travel dangerous.
  • Fan Tian learned the Spirit-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation had ravaged the Central Plains for three days and worried about Sound Valley, but Xuan Yi assured him Linglong Dou Sheng could protect it.
  • After the Thousand and Hundred Elders died and Jia Nan Academy’s leaders dissolved the Jia Nan Sect, Su Qian and Hu Gan gave the Inner Academy to the Heavenly Mansion.
  • Fan Tian moved the Heavenly Mansion’s headquarters to the Inner Academy, showed Xuan Yi and the Pill Tower’s Twin Beauties around, and wondered whether the Ancient Emperor’s cave mansion and Zhu Kun lay below the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

Ch. 64I Actually Felt Unbearably Hot

Fan Tian, Xuan Yi, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen descended beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, where they discovered a second fallen heart flame and the Flame Lizard Tribe. After Fan Tian refined the flame seed, he and Xuan Yi stopped before reaching the strongest lizardmen, but he suddenly felt unbearably hot.

  • Fan Tian led Xuan Yi, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen into the magma world after Cao Ying sensed a connection to the fallen heart flame.
  • Xuan Yi found the Heavenly Fire Venerable and a second fallen heart flame seed, while also discovering countless Flame Lizardmen in the magma.
  • Fan Tian chose to take the flame seed, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable warned them not to venture deeper into the earth's core.
  • Fan Tian and Xuan Yi descended farther, then stopped after sensing Flame Lizardmen stronger than five-star Dou Zuns; Cao Ying and Dan Chen stayed behind to hunt weaker ones.
  • After refining the fallen heart flame seed, Fan Tian said he felt unbearably hot, wrapped his arms around Xuan Yi's waist, and pressed himself against her.

Ch. 65The Nine Revolutions Big-Bottomed Dou Zun Was His

Fan Tian’s attempt to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame seed triggered a dangerous backlash, and Xuan Yi helped him suppress it while concealing them from Flame Lizardmen. They escaped the Magma World and reunited with Cao Ying and Dan Chen, who noticed a bite mark on Xuan Yi’s neck.

  • Fan Tian lost control after absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame seed, and Xuan Yi used her soul power to restrain the backlash.
  • Xuan Yi hid herself and Fan Tian from the Flame Lizardmen gathering around them while helping him endure the heart fire.
  • Fan Tian briefly regained clarity, then succumbed again to the heart fire before eventually waking as Xuan Yi straightened her clothes.
  • Fan Tian apologized and promised to take responsibility, while Xuan Yi warned him to keep what happened secret.
  • Xuan Yi led Fan Tian past the Flame Lizardmen and reunited with Cao Ying and Dan Chen on the surface.
  • Dan Chen asked Xuan Yi why there was a bite mark on her neck.

Ch. 66Setting Out for the Jiama Empire

After leaving the Magma World, Fan Tian reached Peak Dou Zong and prepared to leave the Black-Corner Region for the Jia Ma Empire. Xuan Yi warned him to forget their encounter but left him pills and a note bearing the words “Dou Sheng,” while privately continuing to think about him.

  • Xuan Yi told Cao Ying and Dan Chen that Flame Lizardmen lived deep beneath the earth and warned them about a Half-Saint.
  • Xuan Yi told Fan Tian to forget what happened between them, and Fan Tian vowed to grow strong enough to take responsibility.
  • After half a month in seclusion, Fan Tian reached Peak Dou Zong and middle-to-late Spirit Realm soul power by absorbing the Thousand and Hundred Elders and a Heavenly Flame.
  • Fan Tian found Xuan Yi’s Storage Ring of medicinal pills and a note that thanked him, warned him against improper thoughts, and ended with the words “Dou Sheng.”
  • Fan Tian summoned Yuan Yi, arranged matters, and left the Black-Corner Region with Zi Yan for the Jia Ma Empire.
  • At a Pill Tower branch, Xuan Yi lay awake thinking about Fan Tian and blushed as she recalled him.

Ch. 67Gu He's Ambitions

Fan Tian and Zi Yan reached Jia Ma Holy City and learned about Yun Yun's husband-selection tournament and its steep pill requirements. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Gu He plotted to claim Yun Yun after obtaining a Heavenly Flame, while secretly intending to let Yun Shan die without the Sect Breaking Pill.

  • Fan Tian and Zi Yan arrived in Jia Ma Holy City after months of treasure hunting and banditry, then asked a waiter for news about the empire.
  • The waiter told Fan Tian that Yun Yun would marry a suitor who defeated her and offered an Azure Nether Longevity Pill and a Sect Breaking Pill, though a Dou Wang could qualify if he met her underlying requirements.
  • Fan Tian considered whether Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect were worth the cost of the required pills.
  • Gu He urged Yun Yun to accompany him to the Tagor Desert to obtain a Heavenly Flame, while she insisted he address her as sect master.
  • Gu He privately planned to advance to Dou Emperor and force Yun Yun to marry him, while withholding the Sect Breaking Pill so Yun Shan would die.

Ch. 68Fan Tian's letters to Xun'er

Fan Tian and Zi Yan looted Jia Ma Holy City’s vaults, prompting Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma to investigate the strange thefts. Before leaving for the Tagor Desert, Fan Tian hired a mercenary company to deliver two inflammatory letters to Xiao Xun'er in Wutan City, signing them as Hun Mieba.

  • Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma examined evidence from the robbed vaults and suspected a powerful magical beast had taken the treasures as food.
  • Fan Tian paid Kania to deliver a box to Xiao Xun'er and intimidated the mercenaries with his Dou Qi.
  • Fan Tian and Zi Yan ate at a tavern, then decided to head to the Tagor Desert in search of a snake woman.
  • Fan Tian sent two letters to Xiao Xun'er: one warned that Gu Yang belonged to the Hun Clan and the Ancient Jade was in danger, while the other accused Xiao Yan of entering her room and defiling her.

Ch. 69Maid Qing Lin, the Ice Emperor Lights a Cigarette

Gu He and Xiao Yan set out for the Tagor Desert as Queen Medusa prepared to evolve with the green lotus core flame. Fan Tian reached Desert City, recruited Qing Lin as his maid, and ended the chapter teasing Hai Bodong in a map shop.

  • Gu He gathered three Dou Emperors and five Dou Wangs to travel to the Tagor Desert and seize the heavenly flame from Queen Medusa.
  • Xiao Yan advanced to Dou Shi, passed the second-rank alchemist examination, collected ingredients and an ice spirit cold spring, and headed for the Tagor Desert.
  • Queen Medusa resolved to begin her evolution using the green lotus core flame after spending half a year preparing.
  • Fan Tian and Zi Yan arrived in Desert City, where Fan Tian met Qing Lin and accepted her as his maid.
  • Fan Tian rewarded the three Heavenly Mansion Dou Wangs for finding Qing Lin, then went with them to a map shop and told Hai Bodong to light him a cigarette.

Ch. 70It Felt Like I Had Been Reborn

Fan Tian confronted Hai Bodong in Desert City, revealed that he knew the former Ice Emperor’s identity, and removed the seal on his strength in exchange for a map fragment. Hai Bodong regained his peak Dou Emperor power and offered to follow Fan Tian, who gave him an Emperor's Extreme Pill and set out with him into the desert.

  • Fan Tian identified Hai Bodong as the former Ice Emperor and offered to remove Medusa’s seal in exchange for a map fragment.
  • Hai Bodong accepted the deal, and Fan Tian used a strange energy to break the seal and restore him to his five-star Dou Emperor peak.
  • Fan Tian took the map fragment and headed out, but Hai Bodong hurried after him and offered to follow him.
  • Fan Tian accepted Hai Bodong’s offer, gave him an Emperor's Extreme Pill, and left for the great desert with Zi Yan and Qing Lin.

Ch. 71Xun'er opened the letters

Fan Tian retrieved Medusa’s Seven-Colored Snake Scale and left the desert with Zi Yan, Hai Bodong, and the others. In Wutan City, Gu Xun’er received a wooden box she believed was from Xiao Yan, opened it, and began reading the first of two letters.

  • Fan Tian found the Green Lotus Core Flame’s location but discovered Medusa had already taken it, so he examined her shed Seven-Colored Snake Scale instead.
  • Fan Tian erased Medusa’s traces, took the green lotus seat and Fire Lotus Seeds, and left a message before flying deeper into the desert with Zi Yan, Hai Bodong, and the others.
  • Xiao Yan reunited with his eldest and second brothers at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
  • Gu Yuan took the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade and slapped Gu Xun’er after she refused to return to the Gu Clan and repeatedly defended Xiao Yan.
  • Gu Xun’er received a wooden box, returned to her room, and opened the first of its two letters, expecting love letters from Xiao Yan.

Ch. 72Young Miss, Save Me!

Gu Xun'er and Ling Ying learned that Hun Mieba knew about Xiao Yan sneaking into her room, while Hun Tiandi prepared the Hun Clan to attack the Gu, Yao, Lei, and Yan Clans for their Ancient Jades.

  • Gu Xun'er summoned Ling Ying after reading a message identifying Gu Yang as a Hun Clan undercover agent and warning that the Ancient Jade was in danger.
  • Ling Ying read a second slip revealing that Hun Mieba knew Xiao Yan had secretly visited Gu Xun'er for years, and he panicked over the consequences.
  • Gu Xun'er saw the second slip and prepared to learn what it said about her and the Gu Clan.
  • The Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Tiandi that Gu Yuan had brought back the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade and that the Gu Clan was weakened after the battle in the Soul Realm.
  • Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Yao to deal with Gu Lie, Gu Yang to take the two Ancient Jades in the Gu Clan's ancestral hall, and the Nihility Devouring Flame to help Gu Yang escape.
  • Hun Tiandi sent Hun Zuzu and Hun Qianmo to lead Hun Clan forces against the Lei and Yan Clans, while the Nihility Devouring Flame was assigned the Yao Clan's Ancient Jade.

Ch. 73Who Leaked the Visits to Xun'er's Room?

Gu Xun'er realized that Hun Mieba knew about Xiao Yan’s secret visits to her room and suspected that someone had exposed them. Convinced that a Soul Body had deceived Xiao Yan, she sent Ling Ying to kill it, then secretly flew toward the Tagor Desert herself.

  • Xun'er stopped Ling Ying from killing Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan, warning that Hun Mieba already knew their secret.
  • Xun'er questioned Ling Ying about whether he had told anyone, and he swore he had not as thunder and lightning erupted over Wutan City.
  • Xun'er concluded that a Soul Body beside Xiao Yan had tricked him and caused their secret to leak.
  • Xun'er ordered Ling Ying to go to the Tagor Desert and kill the Soul Body.
  • About an hour later, Xun'er disguised herself in a white robe and veil and flew toward the Tagor Desert.

Ch. 74Yue Mei Fell in Battle, Fan Tian Met Xiao Yan

After learning that Mu Gu of the Hall of Souls had taken the green lotus core flame, Xiao Yan fled the earth’s depths with Yao Lao. Gu He’s party killed Yue Mei while advancing toward Medusa, and Fan Tian crossed paths with Xiao Yan at Desert City before Yao Lao warned that Fan Tian had sensed him.

  • Yao Lao found Mu Gu’s name written in the magma chamber and ordered Xiao Yan to escape after realizing they could not challenge him.
  • Gu He led his group toward the Snake-People Temple and demanded that Yue Mei take them to Queen Medusa.
  • Old Yin killed Yue Mei despite a black-veiled Dou Emperor’s objections, and Gu He approved of the attack.
  • Fan Tian encountered Xiao Yan at Desert City and recognized the enormous black ruler on his back.
  • Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Fan Tian’s aura was beyond his perception and warned him about Fan Tian’s powerful entourage.

Ch. 75The Mysterious Woman in Black

Fan Tian rushed into the Tagor Desert after learning the Charming Snake Tribe had been devastated, fearing Queen Medusa was in danger during her evolution. Meanwhile, Ling Ying and Gu Xun'er pursued Xiao Yan, and a mysterious black-robed woman learned Fan Tian had gone to the Jia Ma Empire.

  • Fan Tian recruited Zi Yan, Hai Bodong, and three Heavenly Mansion Dou Wangs to travel into the desert, then flew ahead after learning Yue Mei had been killed and the Charming Snake Tribe attacked by at least three Dou Huangs.
  • Ling Ying flew to Desert City to find Xiao Yan and the soul body within him, while privately plotting to punish Xiao Yan for his supposed misconduct toward Gu Xun'er.
  • Gu Xun'er followed Ling Ying, resolved to find Xiao Yan and the soul body, and grew angry when she thought of Nalan Yanran calling Xiao Yan trash.
  • A black-robed woman confronted Yuan Yi at the Heavenly Mansion's Black Seal City branch and used soul power to make him reveal that Fan Tian had gone to the Jia Ma Empire.

Ch. 76The Battle at the Snake-People Temple

Gu He’s party arrived at the Snake-People Temple and faced the Snake-People elders, while Fan Tian slipped inside to check on Medusa’s evolution. When the First Elder discovered him and attacked, Fan Tian fled without revealing his strength, drawing the attention of both sides.

  • The Snake-People Tribe gathered its elders and guards after the Charming Snake Tribe’s warning token was crushed, and the First Elder ordered intruders killed because Medusa was in a critical state.
  • Gu He arrived with his companions and confronted Mo Bass and the elders, then called for Queen Medusa to meet him.
  • Fan Tian entered the temple ahead of Gu He, but the First Elder detected his presence using a secret technique and challenged him.
  • The First Elder burned her blood essence to pursue Fan Tian at peak Dou Emperor strength, while he concealed his aura and retreated to avoid disturbing Medusa’s evolution.
  • Gu He noticed the clash inside the city and ordered everyone to attack.
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