Chapter Summaries

Shen Luo arrived in the Flame Realm with Old Man Shennong and discovered that his long-useless fire-control ability had activated when he met Fire Fairy. After wandering the Yan Clan’s estate, he was suddenly transported to an ethereal mountain peak.

• Old Man Shennong introduced Shen Luo to Fire Fairy, who invited him to call her Aunt Ling.
• Shen Luo realized his fire-control ability had sent a ray of white light toward Fire Fairy’s lower abdomen and formed a mysterious connection with her.
• Shen Luo recalled choosing the Primal Chaos Divine Body, Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and fire control, and how he had spent years unable to make the fire-control ability work.
• Old Man Shennong became occupied with the Yan Clan’s request to refine a Ninth-Tier Profound Pill for Yan Jin, while Shen Luo explored the Flame Realm and received the clan’s hospitality.
• As Shen Luo pondered his ability while resting in bed, his vision went black and he awoke on an ethereal mountain peak.

Shen Luo met Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi at Fire Fairy’s invitation, and Fire Fairy drew him closer to the Yan Clan by asking him to join an upcoming exchange with other Emperor Clans. The chapter ended with Shen Luo telling Fire Fairy that he preferred women who were more mature.

• Shen Luo met Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan, who questioned his strength and alchemy skills.
• Huo Zhi felt Shen Luo’s arm, while he claimed he was too weak to truss a chicken despite his powerful build.
• Fire Fairy invited Shen Luo to join Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi at an upcoming exchange with other Emperor Clans.
• Fire Fairy praised Shen Luo’s potential and explained that his master’s honorary status made him part of the Yan Clan’s circle.
• Fire Fairy offered to find Shen Luo a girl, and Shen Luo said he liked them a little more mature.

Shen Luo learned that the Yan Clan would host a sparring exchange among the Emperor Clans, where their young talents would test one another’s bloodlines. The Fire Fairy arranged a match between Shen Luo and Huo Xuan, and Shen Luo prepared to face the stronger young chief.

• Shen Luo clarified that he preferred older, fuller-figured women, while Huo Xuan jokingly claimed they shared similar tastes.
• The Fire Fairy explained that the upcoming exchange would let the Emperor Clans gauge one another’s strength, and Huo Xuan mentioned the Gu Clan’s newly revealed Divine-Grade Bloodline heir.
• The Fire Fairy said Huo Xuan, who had a rare ninth-grade bloodline, would be the Yan Clan’s main force and proposed that he spar with Shen Luo.
• The Fire Fairy promised to grant the winner one request, prompting Huo Xuan to rush outside and challenge Shen Luo.
• Huo Zhi cheered Shen Luo on, and Shen Luo, aware that Huo Xuan was a Three-Star Dou Zong while he was a One-Star Dou Zong, resolved to fight at full strength.

Shen Luo fought Huo Xuan in a duel after asking Fire Fairy to cook him noodles if he won. His heavenly tyrant body let him withstand Huo Xuan’s flames and overpower him, leaving Huo Xuan badly injured and the fight unresolved.

• Shen Luo asked Fire Fairy to reward his victory by cooking him noodles, and she agreed.
• Huo Xuan attacked Shen Luo with Blazing Flame Palm, but Shen Luo shattered the strike with one punch and forced Huo Xuan back.
• Huo Xuan charged Shen Luo with the eight desolations destruction flame, and the two exchanged a series of close-range blows.
• Huo Xuan unleashed Eight Desolations Destruction Fist, but Shen Luo endured the flames and struck back with his heavenly tyrant body.
• Huo Xuan was hurled from the energy storm with a numb arm, shattered bones, and blood pouring from his mouth.

Shen Luo defeated Huo Xuan in a duel by unleashing the power of his Heavenly Tyrant Body, earning Huo Xuan’s respect and a promise to treat him as an older brother. The Fire Fairy then offered Shen Luo a reward, and he asked her to look into his eyes for ten breaths.

• Huo Xuan raised his strength to peak seven-star Dou Zong and attacked Shen Luo with the Emperor Flame Fist.
• Shen Luo unleashed his Heavenly Tyrant Body and countered with the Tyrant Fist, overwhelming Huo Xuan’s attack.
• The Fire Fairy stopped the fight and declared Shen Luo the winner, while Shen Luo’s wounds healed as his purple blood overcame the flames.
• Huo Xuan acknowledged Shen Luo as a formidable rival and agreed to call him Brother Shen until they reached Dou Zun.
• The Fire Fairy offered Shen Luo one request, and he asked her to look into his eyes from close range for ten breaths.

Shen Luo and Fire Fairy simultaneously attempted to control each other, but the Devouring Ancestral Symbol absorbed Fire Fairy’s soul force and freed Shen Luo. With Fire Fairy still unconscious and under his Fire Control ability, Shen Luo carried her to her bedroom.

• Fire Fairy used her Soul-Control Technique on Shen Luo as his Fire Control mark activated through their eye contact.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol erupted and devoured the energy around Shen Luo, including Fire Fairy’s invading soul force.
• Shen Luo regained consciousness while Fire Fairy remained vacant and under his control.
• Shen Luo embraced and fondled Fire Fairy, then swallowed pills to sustain his draining Fire Control ability.
• Shen Luo carried Fire Fairy toward her bedroom, saying he wanted to eat noodles.

Shen Luo resisted taking advantage of Fire Fairy while she lay helpless, then used his Fire Control ability to make her believe she had found nothing unusual about his constitution and to bind her to obey him. The ability failed from the strain, and Fire Fairy began to awaken, leaving Shen Luo dependent on whether his control would hold.

• Shen Luo carried the helpless Fire Fairy into her bedchamber and stopped himself from going further than kissing and touching her.
• Shen Luo swallowed an Eighth-Tier Pill to restore the energy his Fire Control ability had consumed.
• Shen Luo used Fire Control to make Fire Fairy repeat that she had found nothing special about his constitution and would not suspect him again.
• Shen Luo ordered Fire Fairy not to attack him and to obey his orders, but the effort made him spit blood and his ability failed.
• Fire Fairy slowly awakened while Shen Luo remained unsure whether his control would protect him.

After Fire Fairy woke in her bedroom, Shen Luo concealed how he had used his cheat to influence her memories and avoid her wrath. She agreed to cook him noodles, but when he embraced her from behind, she turned on him in anger.

• Fire Fairy woke beside Shen Luo and tried to recall how they had ended up in her room.
• Shen Luo persuaded Fire Fairy that she had only asked him to massage her, and she felt guilty for using her Soul-Control Technique on him.
• Fire Fairy warned Shen Luo not to harbor improper thoughts and asked him to keep their visit secret from Old Man Shennong.
• Fire Fairy offered to make Shen Luo noodles, and he produced a medicinal cauldron and ingredients from his Storage Ring.
• Shen Luo embraced Fire Fairy from behind as she cooked, and she cried, "Shen Luo, how dare you!"

Shen Luo joined the Yan Clan delegation for the Emperor Clan Tournament and met Gu Dao, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Xun'er when the Gu Clan arrived in the Flame Realm. As the clans gathered for the tournament, the Soul Clan announced its arrival.

• Three days after returning to his room, Shen Luo joined the Yan Clan elders and the Fire Fairy above the Flame Realm for the Emperor Clan Tournament.
• Huo Xuan told Shen Luo that the Lei Clan and Gu Clan prodigies would be the hardest rivals, and that he had placed third in the previous tournament.
• Gu Dao led the Gu Clan delegation into the Flame Realm, where Gu Qingyang greeted Huo Xuan and Shen Luo recognized Gu Xun'er among the young prodigies.
• The Lei Clan, Yao Clan, and Spirit Clan arrived, and the Fire Fairy announced that the tournament would be decided by drawing lots from the submitted rosters.
• As the delegates headed toward the Yan Clan's main hall, the Fire Fairy and Gu Dao turned toward a voice announcing the Soul Clan's arrival.

Hun Yan and Hun Yu arrived at the Yan Clan tournament, putting the Emperor Clans on edge as the competition began. Shen Luo suspected Hun Yu was targeting the Fire Fairy and resolved to make trouble for the Soul Clan.

• Hun Yan and Hun Yu entered the Flame Realm, where Gu Dao and the Fire Fairy confronted them and ordered them to follow the tournament rules.
• Gu Dao left with the Gu Clan, and the Fire Fairy led the other clans to the Yan Clan's great hall.
• The Emperor Clan tournament began, and Yao Ling and Huo Zhi opened with a fight in the square.
• Shen Luo noticed Hun Yu watching the Fire Fairy instead of the fighters and grew wary of his intentions.

Yao Ling, Lei Dong, and Hun Yu fought in the Emperor Clan gathering, with Hun Yu defeating Huo Xuan after a fierce battle. Shen Luo’s match against Shi Hao was announced, and he rose from his seat as Fire Fairy watched from the place of honor.

• Huo Zhi defeated Yao Ling with the red lotus karmic fire, giving the Yan Clan a narrow victory in the first match.
• Fire Fairy rebuked Hun Yu for staring at her, and Hun Yan shielded him from her soul-power attack.
• Lei Dong defeated Ling Feng of the Spirit Clan with ease.
• Hun Yu overpowered Huo Xuan in a battle that lasted an incense stick, and the Yan Clan elder stopped the fight and declared Hun Yu the winner.
• After several more matches were announced, Shen Luo rose to face Shi Hao of the Stone Clan.

Shen Luo fought Shi Hao, a Stone Clan prodigy, at the gathering of the Emperor Clans, proving the might of his heavenly tyrant body despite lacking a Dou Di bloodline. He ended the match by blasting Shi Hao from the arena with a single punch, leaving the venue stunned.

• Fire Fairy privately warned Shen Luo to surrender if he could not win, and he assured her he would not disappoint her.
• Shen Luo and Shi Hao introduced themselves and began fighting, trading blows while observers questioned Shen Luo's lack of a Dou Di bloodline.
• Fire Fairy declared that Shen Luo was a disciple of the Yan Clan and would become its son-in-law, publicly claiming him as one of their own.
• Shi Hao activated his clan mark, surged to five-star Dou Zong, and attacked Shen Luo with the Stone Emperor Fist.
• Shen Luo withstood Shi Hao's attack, overwhelmed him with a barrage of blows, and sent him crashing into a stone pillar with his Tyrant Fist.

Shen Luo defeated Shi Hao in the clan tournament, then pretended to be gravely injured and burned out his origin source. That night, he used an unexplained power to draw the Fire Fairy close and asked her about the remaining undefeated fighters and how to overcome her defenses.

• Shen Luo defeated Shi Hao, and the Yan Clan elder declared him the winner.
• Shen Luo spat blood and collapsed, prompting the Fire Fairy to pull him to safety and order Huo Zhi to take him away.
• Huo Zhi carried Shen Luo to the back mountains while Huo Xuan suspected he was only pretending to be injured.
• After recovering, Shen Luo welcomed the Fire Fairy, whom he called Aunt Ling, when she visited his room late at night.
• Shen Luo used a strange power to make the Fire Fairy sit beside him and asked about the tournament's four undefeated fighters.
• The Fire Fairy named Gu Qingyang, Gu Xun'er, Lei Dong, and Hun Yu, then Shen Luo asked what realm could break through her Seven-Star Dou Saint defense.

Shen Luo coaxed Fire Fairy into growing more comfortable with his affection while concealing what had happened during the night. After learning that Gu Xun'er was Gu Yuan’s daughter and a divine-grade bloodline, he urged Fire Fairy to consider having a child for the Yan Clan.

• Shen Luo learned that Fire Fairy’s strength meant he would need to reach Dou Sheng to overcome her defenses.
• Fire Fairy woke in Shen Luo’s bed, and he told her she had treated his injuries the night before.
• Shen Luo hugged Fire Fairy and persuaded her to call him Luo'er when they were alone, but she warned him against improper thoughts.
• Fire Fairy told Shen Luo that Gu Xun'er was Gu Yuan’s daughter and the Gu Clan’s only divine-grade bloodline.
• Shen Luo learned Gu Yuan was a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng and several hundred years older than Fire Fairy, then urged her to have a child for the Yan Clan.

The Emperor Clan Tournament’s final matches began, with Gu Qingyang facing Hun Yu and Gu Xun’er facing Lei Dong. As both battles turned fierce, Shen Luo cheered from the stands while the Fire Fairy recalled their intimate conversation and wondered about having a child with him.

• The Yan Clan elder announced the two simultaneous matches and divided the arena into separate spaces.
• Shen Luo praised Huo Xuan’s future prospects, boosting Huo Xuan’s confidence with his idea of giving people emotional value.
• The Fire Fairy recalled Shen Luo embracing her and promising to reach Dou Sheng, then considered the possibility of having a child with him.
• Gu Qingyang and Hun Yu unleashed their bloodline powers and began a brutal fight representing the Gu and Soul Clans.
• Gu Xun’er and Lei Dong clashed with powerful Dou Techniques, while Shen Luo loudly urged them to keep fighting.

Gu Xun'er defeated Lei Dong, and Hun Yu defeated Gu Qingyang before the match between the Gu Clan and Soul Clan prodigies was announced. After the fighters recovered, Gu Xun'er and Hun Yu faced each other in the arena as Hun Yan taunted Gu Dao, leaving their contest about to begin.

• Shen Luo watched Gu Qingyang and Hun Yu fight fiercely while Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi blocked the Emperor Clan members' view.
• Hun Yu sent Gu Qingyang flying, but Gu Dao ordered Gu Qingyang to leave the arena before their fight could turn deadly.
• Gu Xun'er defeated Lei Dong, leaving only her and Hun Yu in the arena.
• The Yan Clan elder called a half-hour rest before Gu Xun'er and Hun Yu's match, and both fighters took pills to recover their Dou Qi.
• After the bell enclosed the arena in spatial power, Hun Yan mocked Gu Yuan's success and spoke to Gu Dao as Gu Xun'er and Hun Yu prepared to fight.

Shen Luo advanced his cultivation in the Flame Realm before leaving to travel the continent, despite the Fire Fairy’s reluctance. She escorted him to the Central Plains and watched him depart, promising he could return if he failed to reach his potential.

• Yan Jin received a Ninth-Tier Profound Pill from the Fire Fairy and considered using it to break through to nine-star Dou Sheng.
• Shen Luo cultivated on Fire Spirit Peak with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and reached mid-stage one-star Dou Zong.
• Shen Luo told the Fire Fairy he wanted to leave the Flame Realm, and they shared an intimate farewell.
• The Fire Fairy escorted Shen Luo to the Central Plains and warned him not to act recklessly.
• Shen Luo flew off to travel the continent, while the Fire Fairy watched him leave and invited him to return if he exhausted his potential.

Shen Luo reached Jia Nan Academy and secured a position as an Inner Academy elder by offering the Qianbai Elders a valuable pill. After inspecting the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, he focused on finding the Ancient Void Dragon before Xiao Yan could lure her away.

• Shen Luo hurried through Space Wormholes to the Black-Corner Region because he wanted to explore the opportunities at Jia Nan Academy.
• The Qianbai Elders and academy leaders received Shen Luo after sensing his powerful spiritual strength and learning he was an eighth-tier alchemist.
• Shen Luo offered the Qianbai Elders a Mid-Grade Seventh-Rank Pill, and they agreed to let him join Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian guided Shen Luo through the Inner Academy and brought him to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Shen Luo sensed the heavenly flames beneath the tower and decided to find the Ancient Void Dragon before Xiao Yan did.

Shen Luo found Zi Yan stealing fruit in the mountains behind Jia Nan Academy and saved her from a Red-maned Demon Bear. He won her over with a fifth-grade pill, and she agreed to follow him as his new subordinate.

• Shen Luo located Zi Yan as she ate fruit from a Spirit Tree and watched her provoke its guardian, the Red-maned Demon Bear.
• The Red-maned Demon Bear attacked Zi Yan, overpowered her, and prepared to kill her.
• Shen Luo appeared, immobilized the bear with his soul power, and killed it to use as a supplement for his tyrant body.
• Shen Luo introduced himself to Zi Yan and offered her pills and fruit if she followed him.
• Zi Yan accepted a fifth-grade pill and declared Shen Luo her boss, while he began preparing the bear's corpse.

Shen Luo cooked a Red-Mane Bear for Zi Yan, then told her that she was an Ancient Void Dragon. When Zi Yan asked to meet her family, Shen Luo promised to take her home if she agreed to listen to him.

• Shen Luo roasted the Red-Mane Bear and shared the meat with Zi Yan, whose strength and energy recovered as she ate.
• Zi Yan asked Shen Luo whether he was after something, and he promised not to lie and to keep her supplied with pills and roast meat.
• After they finished eating, Zi Yan wondered if Shen Luo was a magical beast, but he insisted he was human.
• Shen Luo identified Zi Yan as an Ancient Void Dragon and explained that her treasure-finding talent and sensitivity to spatial power supported his claim.
• Zi Yan pleaded with Shen Luo to take her to her family, and he agreed on the condition that she listen to him.