Chapter Summaries

Han Chen was captured by Queen Medusa after she caught him sneaking into her Sacred Pool, while Yao Lao and Xiao Yan escaped. Under questioning, Han Chen admitted he and Xiao Yan had come seeking a heavenly flame, then tried to protect himself by claiming to be the young island lord of Mysterious Yin Island with Dou Zun masters; Medusa remained skeptical.

• Queen Medusa caught Han Chen after he crawled out of the sand and recognized his aura, while Han Chen denied being Xuan Gu and claimed ties to Mysterious Yin Island.
• Queen Medusa exposed Han Chen's lies through the Snake-People Tribe's keen senses and demanded to know why he had visited the oasis and Sacred Pool.
• Han Chen explained that he and Xiao Yan had been refining pills, then admitted they had come to the Tagor Desert seeking a heavenly flame.
• Han Chen remarked that Medusa's bathwater smelled nice, provoking her to threaten him and smash a crater into a rock wall.
• Han Chen claimed to be the young island lord of Mysterious Yin Island, with two Dou Zun masters, but Queen Medusa doubted his story.

Queen Medusa took Han Chen to the Royal City and questioned him about whether humans and the Snake-People Tribe could coexist. After he fainted, he woke in a bedroom under the watch of Hua She'er, who was assigned to oversee him.

• Queen Medusa carried Han Chen toward the Royal City while he memorized landmarks to plan an escape.
• Medusa asked Han Chen whether humans or the Snake-People Tribe were at fault for their conflict, and he said both were trying to survive and that only strength could change the rules before he fainted.
• Medusa brought the unconscious Han Chen to the Royal City, where he woke the next morning in a bedroom rather than a dungeon.
• Han Chen met Hua She'er, the queen's Guard Commander, who told him he was an honored guest and that she would personally oversee his daily needs and safety.
• Han Chen realized Hua She'er would be monitoring him and worried that a slip could put him in danger.

Hua She'er reported that Han Chen claimed to be a fourth-tier Alchemist, prompting Queen Medusa to visit him. After beating him for his teasing, Medusa unsealed his Dou Qi and ordered the tribe to protect him while they negotiated for pills.

• Hua She'er brought Han Chen food instead of bathwater and said she could not remove the seal Medusa had placed on him.
• Han Chen told Hua She'er he was a fourth-tier Alchemist with secret pill formulas from his Mysterious Yin Island lineage, and she hurried to inform Medusa.
• Medusa rushed to Han Chen's room, but when he teased her, she shut the door and beat him.
• Medusa emerged refreshed, said she had unsealed Han Chen's Dou Qi, and told Hua She'er to negotiate for pills and prevent anyone, especially Mo Bass, from disturbing him.

Han Chen refined pills for the Snake-People Tribe and gained favor throughout the royal city, while Mo Bass's attempt to confront him ended in a beating and expulsion. Medusa visited Han Chen to offer him a reward and began to raise another matter.

• Hua She'er agreed that the Snake-People Tribe would compensate Han Chen for refining pills, and he struck a deal to make pills in exchange for ingredients.
• Han Chen's pill refining drew crowds and earned him widespread fame, while he profited by keeping surplus ingredients.
• Mo Bass grew jealous of Han Chen's status and behavior, but four Dou Emperor elders beat him and kicked him out of the royal city when he tried to confront Han Chen.
• Han Chen considered how to escape and complained about Xiao Yan and Medusa capturing him.
• Medusa entered Han Chen's room, asked what he lacked, and offered him a visit to the Snake-People Tribe's treasury before introducing another matter.

Medusa told Han Chen that the Snake-People Tribe's four elders wanted to arrange a marriage between them so they could rely on his backing when she attempted to evolve with the Green Lotus Core Flame. Han Chen teased her about the match and secretly planned to summon Huohuo, while Medusa left him permission to choose three items from the tribe's treasury and began wondering when her feelings for him had started.

• Medusa warned Han Chen not to agree to the four elders' requests, then admitted they hoped to match them together because her Green Lotus Core Flame breakthrough was dangerous.
• Han Chen joked that the marriage arrangement was a perk, and Medusa slapped him and demanded that he refuse the elders.
• Han Chen asked when Medusa planned to use the Heavenly Flames, but she withheld the timing and rejected his claim that he was her son-in-law.
• Medusa told Han Chen that Hua She'er could take him to the treasury, where he could choose three items, and warned him not to take more.
• Hua She'er teased Medusa about losing her composure around Han Chen, and Medusa wondered when her feelings for him had begun.

Han Chen searched the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury and then reunited with Xiao Yan, who had infiltrated the royal city disguised as a snake woman. They discussed Queen Medusa’s plan to evolve using the Heavenly Flame, and Yao Lao began to explain what he knew about the process.

• Hua She'er escorted Han Chen to the treasury, where he secretly stored seven or eight good items while carrying only three ordinary-looking ones out.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao disguised themselves and slipped into the heavily guarded Snake-People Royal City to find Han Chen and the Heavenly Flame.
• Han Chen recognized Xiao Yan beneath his disguise and brought him to his room under the pretense of examining his supposed illness.
• Xiao Yan complained about his dangerous journey and Han Chen’s comfortable life, then asked about the Heavenly Flame.
• Han Chen told Xiao Yan that Queen Medusa held the Heavenly Flame and planned to use it to evolve in the next few days.
• Yao Lao expressed surprise at Medusa’s resolve, and Xiao Yan asked him to explain what he knew about evolution.

Han Chen and Xiao Yan waited for Queen Medusa to begin her Heavenly Flame evolution, planning to exploit the chaos when other forces arrived. As Gu He confronted Medusa’s duplicate outside the city, Xiao Yan rushed through the Snake-People Royal City, stirring panic among its residents.

• Han Chen explained that he intended to use the arrival of other Heavenly Flame seekers to create confusion and help the group escape with the flame.
• Xiao Yan agreed to wait but worried about staying hidden in the Snake-People Royal City, so Han Chen sent him away under the pretense that he needed medicine.
• After several peaceful days, Hua She'er warned Han Chen that powerful enemies had arrived and flew to defend the city walls.
• Xiao Yan saw the attackers and prepared to find Han Chen, while Yao Lao recognized the Queen Medusa outside the city as a powerless duplicate of her real body, which was evolving.
• Xiao Yan shouted that humans had come to wage war, causing panic, as Gu He introduced himself to Medusa and asked to make a deal; Medusa’s duplicate struck him back and ordered him to leave.

Han Chen helped Queen Medusa begin her evolution by giving her Blood-Replenishing Pills, while he and Xiao Yan planned their escape from the Snake-People Royal City. After Medusa survived the tribulation in the form of a small multicolored snake, Xiao Yan took the weakened Green Lotus Core Flame and fled with Han Chen.

• Han Chen and Xiao Yan found the secret passage to the Holy Water Altar, and Han Chen went alone to speak with Queen Medusa.
• Medusa accepted Han Chen's Blood-Replenishing Pills and entered the Green Lotus Core Flame to begin her evolution.
• Han Chen and Xiao Yan planned an escape route and waited as Medusa's tribulation brought thunder down over the forest.
• After the storm passed, Han Chen found Medusa transformed into a small multicolored snake and tucked her into his robes.
• Yao Lao restrained the weakened Green Lotus Core Flame and possessed Xiao Yan's body, and Han Chen and Xiao Yan fled the royal city.

Xiao Yan and Han Chen escaped the Snake-People Tribe with the Heavenly Flame while Yun Yun pursued them. After Han Chen reunited with Yun Yun, the awakened Medusa transformed from a Seven-Colored Little Snake and knocked him unconscious.

• Gu He and the Snake-People Tribe pursued Xiao Yan and Han Chen after spotting the Heavenly Flame, but Han Chen released Gold-Devouring Insects that forced the pursuers to stop and defend themselves.
• Yun Yun scattered the insects and continued after Xiao Yan and Han Chen, while the insects detonated and the Snake-People Tribe kept fighting Gu He and his companions.
• Yao Lao lowered Han Chen to the ground and flew away, allowing Yun Yun to catch up and discover him.
• Yun Yun questioned Han Chen about the Heavenly Flame, Queen Medusa, and the other man, then checked him for injuries.
• Yun Yun woke the Seven-Colored Little Snake in Han Chen's sleeve, and the snake transformed into Medusa, who slapped Han Chen unconscious after he stared at her and got a nosebleed.

Yun Yun confronted Queen Medusa after she knocked Han Chen unconscious, then learned Medusa believed Han Chen had deceived her about his identity. The chapter ended with Medusa holding Han Chen by the throat while Yun Yun tried to explain his many aliases.

• Yun Yun drew her sword to challenge Medusa for striking Han Chen, and Medusa learned that Yun Yun was his teacher.
• Medusa threatened Yun Yun, but Yun Yun shielded Han Chen and insisted he was her disciple.
• Han Chen woke and admitted that he knew Medusa, prompting Yun Yun to ask what had happened between them.
• Medusa confronted Han Chen for introducing himself as Li Feiyu, the young lord of Mysterious Yin Island, instead of Han Chen.
• Medusa seized Han Chen by the throat, and Yun Yun defended him by explaining that he had many names she had made up while teasing him as a child.

Han Chen smoothed over Queen Medusa’s anger about his deception, and she forgave him before retreating into his sleeve as a little snake. He then told Yun Yun that he needed her and Yun Shan’s help with his new disciple Qing Lin and the threats surrounding her.

• Queen Medusa confronted Han Chen about his false identity, and he spent over an hour flattering her until she forgave him for now.
• Queen Medusa explained that her weakening struggle against the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python had forced her to postpone dealing with Han Chen’s deception, then transformed into a little snake and returned to his sleeve.
• Yun Yun questioned Han Chen about his closeness with Queen Medusa and warned him to consider her age and grudge against the Jia Ma Empire.
• Han Chen assured Yun Yun that he understood and told her he needed her and Yun Shan’s help because his new disciple Qing Lin had an unusual background.
• Yun Yun offered her support and carried Han Chen into the sky to meet his companion and granddisciple.

Yun Yun flew toward Mo City with Han Chen, who planned to break through while Xiao Yan began refining the Heavenly Flames. In Desert City, Hai Bodong protected Qing Lin when two strangers appeared and demanded that she go with them.

• Yun Yun agreed to let Han Chen cultivate in her arms as they flew toward Mo City, while he prepared to break through using pills made from treasures gathered in the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Yan began absorbing the Heavenly Flames in a secluded spot, aided by pills prepared by Yao Lao and Blood-Replenishing Pills Han Chen had given Medusa.
• Hai Bodong took Qing Lin out to eat, and the two chatted warmly as they walked from his Ancient Map Shop.
• Hai Bodong sensed blood in the air outside the shop and ordered Qing Lin to hide inside while he faced the approaching danger.
• Qing Lin worried that Hai Bodong’s sealed strength would leave him vulnerable, but two figures appeared and said they had come to take her.

Hai Bodong defended Qing Lin from Lu Man and White Fang, who wanted to take her to the Heavenly Snake Mansion for her Jade Spirit Three-Flower Eyes. After Qing Lin gave him Han Chen’s Restoration Pill, Hai Bodong swallowed it and unleashed a surge of power as snow began falling in the desert.

• Lu Man and White Fang revealed themselves and confronted Hai Bodong, who stood between them and the frightened Qing Lin.
• Despite knowing he was outmatched, Hai Bodong vowed to protect Qing Lin and fought Lu Man and White Fang, who sent him crashing through the Map Shop.
• Lu Man offered to heal Hai Bodong and help him break his seal if Qing Lin came willingly, but Hai Bodong urged Qing Lin not to give up her freedom for him.
• Qing Lin gave Hai Bodong the sixth-tier Restoration Pill Han Chen had left for her, and Hai Bodong swallowed it as Lu Man and White Fang rushed to stop him.
• Hai Bodong opened his eyes with ice-blue Dou Qi surging from them, and snow began falling across the desert.

Hai Bodong revealed that he had recovered and grown stronger than before, then fought Lu Man and White Fang to protect Qing Lin. As Lu Man and White Fang attacked him from opposite sides, Hai Bodong unleashed his full strength to strike White Fang.

• Hai Bodong drove Lu Man and White Fang away from Qing Lin and revealed his restored appearance, while Qing Lin struggled to recognize him.
• Hai Bodong told Lu Man and White Fang to leave, but they refused and threatened him on behalf of the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• Hai Bodong tied Qing Lin securely to himself and declared that he had regained his strength and would return to prominence in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Hai Bodong sent five ice dragons after Lu Man and White Fang, then charged Lu Man with his ice spear.
• White Fang attacked Hai Bodong from behind, but Hai Bodong blocked him with Myriad Flower Ice Mirror and counterattacked as Lu Man rushed in from the other side.

Hai Bodong fled into the Tagor Desert with Qing Lin while Lu Man and White Fang pursued them, hoping to seize her jade spirit three-flower eyes. Yun Yun and Han Chen arrived and Yun Yun attacked Lu Man, leaving the group together as Qing Lin and Han Chen recognized each other.

• Hai Bodong drove Lu Man and White Fang back with Profound Ice Dragon Soar, then escaped toward the depths of the Tagor Desert with Qing Lin.
• Lu Man persuaded White Fang to pursue Hai Bodong despite the danger of entering Queen Medusa’s territory.
• Hai Bodong tried to shake off his pursuers, but Lu Man and White Fang kept up using their secret joint technique.
• Yun Yun arrived with Han Chen and unleashed Extreme Wind • Meteor Kill at Lu Man after Han Chen recognized Hai Bodong.
• Hai Bodong reached Yun Yun, and Qing Lin and Han Chen saw each other while Yun Yun offered to hold Qing Lin.