Recaps

Xiao Fan investigated the Cold Pool after its chill grew strong enough to alarm Kai Jin and uncovered an enormous tiger-shaped magical beast skeleton buried beneath it. As Xiao Fan burned away the surrounding earth, a deep blue light appeared under the bones, revealing that the source of the strange cold was still hidden below.

• Kai Jin brought Xiao Fan to the Cold Pool, where its extreme chill had grown far worse since Kai Jin and the Amethyst Winged Lion King last investigated it.
• Xiao Fan sent his soul and then his original body into the pool, but found no source of the cold until he burned through the stone walls and exposed an enormous magical beast skeleton.
• Xiao Fan sent his clone to protect Kai Jin, Xiao Qi'an, and Xiao Lening, then used the three thousand burning flame to burn away the surrounding ground.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and You Ruo arrived and watched as the tiger-shaped skeleton emerged from the earth.
• Xiao Fan continued burning beneath the skeleton and uncovered a deep blue light at the bottom of the basin.

Xiao Fan uncovered and freed an ancient ice-blue spear, which fled through space after Moon God's power shielded him from its destructive aura. Meanwhile, the Spirit Clan’s Emperor Artifact awakened, and Granny hoped its return would help the Saintess endure her trial.

• Xiao Fan exposed an ice-blue spear beneath an enormous skeleton and used his chaos flame to wear away the cocoon concealing it.
• The spear shattered its cocoon and unleashed destructive energy, but Moon God's power appeared on Xiao Fan’s forehead and softened the attack.
• The spear escaped into the void at tremendous speed, leaving Xiao Fan wondering about Yue Yao’s origins and her connection to it.
• In the Spirit Clan’s Small World, Tianchi warned Granny that no one could endure the trial in the Cold Pool, but Granny insisted the candidates had to succeed.
• A fragment of the Emperor Artifact awakened, and Granny and Tianchi bowed as Granny declared that its return would help the Saintess.

Xiao Fan left You Ruo and their children in the Jia Ma Empire and returned to the Central Plains, determined to come back soon. Meanwhile, Mo Shang used a purge of Senluo Hall’s ranks to force the remaining experts into submission and strengthen his position within the Hall of Souls.

• Xiao Fan spent three days with You Ruo and the children before leaving through the Teleportation Formation for the Central Plains.
• You Ruo and the children said farewell to Xiao Fan, and he returned to the mountaintop outside Tianbei City.
• Mo Shang summoned Senluo Hall’s experts and revealed that he intended to advance beyond his position as Hall Master.
• Mo Shang demanded proof of loyalty by presenting a black flame, killing two Dou Emperors who hesitated.
• Mo Shang killed the three Peak Dou Zongs and emerged with four Dou Zongs and thirteen Dou Emperors sworn to follow him.

Mo Shang and Xiao Fan joined forces to destroy Sea of Bitterness Hall, killing its three Dou Zun experts and wiping out its remaining members. They left with souls and resources, while Mo Shang’s surviving Senluo Hall subordinates gained spoils and Ling Yu proved his loyalty.

• Mo Shang led the remaining Senluo Hall experts to Sea of Bitterness Hall and ordered them to prepare for battle while they waited for Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan arrived, and Mo Shang assigned Ling Yu to keep the others in line before the two men approached Sea of Bitterness Hall under concealment.
• Xiao Fan and Mo Shang ambushed and killed the three Dou Zun experts, then Xiao Fan trapped the hall’s remaining members so Senluo Hall’s fighters could attack.
• Xiao Fan seized Sea of Bitterness Hall’s collected soul origin, while Ling Yu fought and killed a stronger Dou Zong opponent despite being injured.
• Mo Shang ordered the survivors to gather spoils and withdraw, and Xiao Fan destroyed Sea of Bitterness Hall after they returned laden with resources.

After using a soul-devouring formation to absorb three Sea of Bitterness Hall experts and raise his cultivation to Six-Star Dou Zun, Xiao Fan set out to draw the attention of his enemies away from Starfall Pavilion and Xiao Yan. Huang Luo confronted him and attacked with the power of a second-revolution Dou Zun, driving Xiao Fan underground.

• Mo Shang gave Xiao Fan a Storage Ring containing the corpses of Star-Picking Old Ghost and White Heavenly Venerate, along with resources from Senluo Hall and Sea of Bitterness Hall.
• Xiao Fan used a formation from his soul cultivation scroll to absorb the soul origin of three Sea of Bitterness Hall Dou Zun souls, destroying them and breaking through to Six-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Fan decided to provoke his Central Plains enemies to buy time for Starfall Pavilion and Xiao Yan while he worked to reunite with You Ruo and their children.
• Huang Luo emerged from a spatial rift alone and told Xiao Fan he would not let him escape this time.
• Huang Luo revealed that he had reached second-revolution Dou Zun and shattered space with his attacks, while Xiao Fan defended with the Thousand-Flame Spear and heavenly flames.
• Huang Luo's punch overwhelmed Xiao Fan's defense and drove him underground.

Xiao Fan fought Huang Luo while searching for and burning away the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s tracking brand. Once he erased it, he unleashed his full strength and began a decisive battle with Huang Luo.

• Xiao Fan used Cloud Crane Shadow to delay Huang Luo and fled while searching his body for the tracking brand.
• Xiao Fan found the bloodline brand and burned part of it away, but Huang Luo caught up and wounded him with a claw strike.
• Xiao Fan blocked Huang Luo’s next punch, then used his Heavenly Flames and Formless Wave to erase the remaining brand.
• Huang Luo confirmed the brand had vanished and resolved to kill Xiao Fan, while Xiao Fan’s aura rose from Six-Star Dou Zun to peak Nine-Star Dou Zun.
• Huang Luo invoked Han Ning and charged Xiao Fan, and the two attacked each other at the same time.

Xiao Fan fought Huang Luo while using the Nine Solar Transformations and the Three Thousand Burning Flame to withstand Huang Luo’s attacks. As the battle reached its climax, Xiao Fan activated the seventh transformation, and both prepared their strongest techniques to decide the victor.

• Xiao Fan and Huang Luo exchanged hundreds of blows, with Xiao Fan relying on his fire spirits and healing to endure Huang Luo’s advantage.
• Xiao Fan activated the seventh transformation of the Nine Solar Transformations and rose to One-Turn Dou Zun strength, surprising Huang Luo.
• Huang Luo summoned the Demon Emperor Bell and met Xiao Fan’s empowered punch, leaving the bell cracked but intact.
• Huang Luo admitted that he had once feared facing Han Ning, then challenged Xiao Fan to settle the fight with one move.
• Huang Luo revealed his Heavenly Demon Phoenix form and gathered blue and red energy as Xiao Fan prepared the Five-Wheel Flame Disk.

Xiao Fan injured Huang Luo with a soul attack and the exploding Five-Wheel Flame Disk, then escaped while Huang Luo remained powerful. News of their battle spread across the Central Plains, prompting Gu Yuan to summon Xun'er and a mysterious force to send someone after Xiao Fan to uncover the Xiao Clan's secret.

• Xiao Fan struck Huang Luo with a soul attack, then detonated the Five-Wheel Flame Disk and left him badly wounded.
• Xiao Fan flew away openly, and hidden experts identified him as Venerable Yao's disciple and the target of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's Pursuit Order.
• Huang Luo emerged from the explosion, learned which way Xiao Fan had gone, and the watching experts confirmed the fighters' identities.
• Reports of the battle spread across the Central Plains, and Gu Yuan summoned Xun'er to have the Gu Clan make its move.
• A sinister voice ordered the Fourth to capture Xiao Fan alive and investigate whether he possessed the Xiao Clan's secret.

After escaping Huang Luo, Xiao Fan followed the moonlight stone’s resonance to the ice-blue spear he had unsealed in the Jia Ma Empire, but lost its trail in the void. He emerged near Sound Valley, followed a patrol there, and was detected by its entrance as an elder invited him to reveal himself.

• Xiao Fan escaped Huang Luo by masking his aura with chaos flame, then followed the moonlight stone’s guidance toward a familiar presence.
• Xiao Fan recognized the approaching ice-blue spear he had unsealed in the Jia Ma Empire and pursued it through the void, but eventually lost its trail.
• Xiao Fan emerged in a region of abundant Dou Qi and secretly followed five women patrolling the mountains to their sect.
• Xiao Fan identified the sect as Sound Valley and sensed its powerful formations and musical energy.
• Sound Valley’s entrance ripples exposed Xiao Fan, its music turned murderous, and an elder called on him to show himself.

Xiao Fan met Ru Shuang, a powerful elder of Sound Valley, while searching for Yue Yao and learned that Yue Yao was the sect’s Saintess. When Ru Shuang refused to reveal more, Xiao Fan challenged her, and they began fighting outside the valley.

• Ru Shuang appeared after Sound Valley’s formation detected Xiao Fan, then invited him to tea in a pavilion outside the sect.
• Xiao Fan introduced himself and explained that he had entered the valley by mistake while tracking something.
• Ru Shuang examined the Moonlight Jade, recognized its connection to the Saintess, and told Xiao Fan that Yue Yao was safe but not in Sound Valley.
• Xiao Fan demanded more information about Yue Yao, while Ru Shuang urged him to wait until he met the Saintess.
• Xiao Fan and Ru Shuang attacked each other, directing their battle’s shock waves away from Sound Valley.

Xiao Fan fought Sound Valley’s Grand Elder Ru Shuang to force her to reveal Yue Yao’s identity and whereabouts. Ru Shuang confirmed Yue Yao was the Saintess and directed Xiao Fan west, while Qin Xin recognized Xiao Fan after he left.

• Xiao Fan battled Ru Shuang outside Sound Valley, holding back until she refused to answer his questions about Yue Yao.
• Xiao Fan overwhelmed Ru Shuang with heavenly-flame dragons, and she admitted defeat.
• Ru Shuang told Xiao Fan that Yue Yao was the Saintess and that Sound Valley served her, then directed him west to find her.
• Xiao Fan thanked Ru Shuang and departed through a tear in the void.
• Ru Shuang returned to Sound Valley, where Qin Xin recognized Xiao Fan from his portrait and reacted with shock.

Xiao Fan followed Ru Shuang’s directions west in search of Yue Yao, but discovered an ancient presence that announced a Divine Envoy trial in half a year. Meanwhile, Mo Shang learned of a coming Dou Sheng cave mansion, and Xun'er set out to find Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Fan sensed a watcher in the mountains and used his Golden Eyes to reveal enormous eyes, then sealed the area and burned the mountain range without uncovering the presence.
• The ancient presence noticed the pure white jade in Xiao Fan’s robes and told him the Divine Envoy contest would begin in half a year, with all Divine Envoys entering the Ancestral Grounds.
• Xiao Fan felt the space repel him and turned back rather than continuing west.
• Mo Shang verified news of the Ancient Ruins and recognized it as the Dou Sheng Cave Mansion he had been waiting for.
• Several black-armored figures emerged from a spatial rift in the Central Plains, followed by Xun'er, who said she was coming to find Xiao Yan.

Xiao Fan and Mo Shang set out toward the Demon Domain after learning that ancient ruins linked to a Dou Sheng Expert had appeared, while Mo Shang strengthened his control over Senluo Hall before leaving. At Starfall Pavilion, Yao Lao’s rebirth reached a turning point as a surge of energy erupted from the stone tower.

• Xiao Fan decided to visit the ancient ruins to grow stronger and pursue experts from the Hall of Souls and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, then flew toward the Demon Domain.
• Mo Shang received an order from the Hall of Souls headquarters to go to the Demon Domain and prepared to leave Senluo Hall in Ling Yu’s hands.
• Mo Shang used black flames to help Ling Yu break through to Seven-Star Dou Zong, then gave him authority to manage Senluo Hall while he was away.
• Venerable Feng and Iron Sword Venerable discussed the ruins with Heavenly Fire Venerable, who decided to explore the Dou Qi Continent after years in seclusion.
• A powerful surge shattered the formation around the stone tower where Xiao Yan was using heavenly flames to rebuild Yao Lao’s body, and Venerable Feng recognized the familiar aura within.

Xiao Yan set out for the Dou Saint ruins in the Beast Region, where he reunited with Xiao Fan at the Skeleton Mountain Range. The Starfall Pavilion group learned that the Nine Netherworld Python Clan was too occupied by attacks on its members to control the ruins or the crowds gathering there.

• Xiao Yan persuaded Yao Lao and the others to let him explore the Beast Region, and Venerable Feng arranged for Mu Qingluan to guide him.
• Xiao Fan reached the Skeleton Mountain Range and found experts from human factions and Magical Beast clans gathering near the emerging ruins.
• Xiao Fan joined Starfall Pavilion's representatives, then guided Xiao Yan and Heavenly Fire Venerable to their peak when they arrived with Mu Qingluan.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Fan and learned that a Heaven Tier Dou Technique might be inside the ruins, while Xiao Fan warned him to stay alert.
• Elder Hu reported that the Nine Netherworld Python Clan had not suppressed news of the ruins because its members were being attacked and one Dou Zun had gone missing.

Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable entered the newly opened Dou Sheng ruins after avoiding a deadly spatial storm. Inside, Xiao Fan guided them through a fiery passage and revealed a hidden route beneath its magma.

• Xiao Fan learned that a mysterious black-robed expert was targeting the Nine Netherworld Python Clan and recognized that the culprit was Qing Lin, but kept her identity to himself.
• After two days, the ruins opened, and Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable avoided the spatial storm that killed many eager experts.
• The three reached the crimson hall, encountered Tang Zhen, and entered its passage after the entrance opened.
• Xiao Fan shielded Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Fire Venerable from the passage's eerie flames, then took them beneath the magma into a spacious hidden passage.

Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable entered the Dou Saint Ruins, where Xiao Yan claimed ten Heavenly Demon Puppets and the three split up to explore. Xiao Fan found a pavilion of ancient records and uncovered a golden scroll whose title carried a terrifying power of enthrallment.

• Xiao Fan led Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Fire Venerable through a hidden route to a plaza guarded by ten Earth Demon Puppets.
• Xiao Yan triggered the puppets’ formation, watched them evolve into Heavenly Demon Puppets, and claimed them after finding no soul imprints inside.
• The stone gate opened, and Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable entered a hall of branching passages before agreeing to split up and exchanging emergency tokens.
• Xiao Fan chose a passage lined with pavilions, entered one, and found scrolls recording strange tales from the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Fan reached a golden bookshelf with three scrolls, overcame its dou qi seal with black flame, and quickly rolled up a scroll whose title nearly enthralled him.

Xiao Fan obtained three scrolls in the Ancient Ruins and drove off a group of Demon Domain humans who tried to rob him. He continued through the passage and arrived as Burning Flame Valley and the Heavenly Underworld Sect ended their standoff, with the latter retreating upon seeing him.

• Xiao Fan acquired the Dou Di Visualization Diagram, then faced a group led by a One-Star Dou Zun who demanded his treasures.
• Xiao Fan destroyed a Peak Dou Zong's attack with an invisible ripple and injured the One-Star Dou Zun when he blocked it.
• Xiao Fan learned the group were humans from the Demon Domain and let them leave, then collected the other two scrolls without opening them.
• Xiao Fan continued deeper through the passage and found Tang Zhen's Burning Flame Valley confronting the Heavenly Underworld Sect.
• The Heavenly Underworld Sect recognized Xiao Fan's connection to Burning Flame Valley and withdrew rather than risk fighting both forces.

Xiao Fan obtained a Snow Enchantress Flower and harvested the magical beasts guarding it before following Zi Yan’s Brand through the Ancient Forest to a Beast Spirit Barrier concealing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Xiao Xun'er entered the ruins searching for Xiao Yan, while Xiao Fan found that imitating the Ancient Void Dragon aura was not enough to pass through the barrier.

• Xiao Fan drove off the Heavenly Underworld Sect, drained the lake with heavenly flames, and took the Snow Enchantress Flower and the magical beasts within it.
• Xiao Fan sensed a familiar fluctuation in the Ancient Forest and entered it, using Zi Yan’s Brand to locate a faint call.
• Xiao Xun'er arrived at the Ancient Ruins with powerful companions and entered, saying she had come for Brother Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Fan followed the call to a Beast Spirit Barrier and identified the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit inside as an important ingredient for Zi Yan.
• Xiao Fan imitated the Ancient Void Dragon aura from Zi Yan’s Brand, but the barrier still repelled him, prompting him to consider another approach.

Xiao Fan took the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit from the altar and escaped Huang Luo and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan experts pursuing him. He reached the ruins’ main hall, where he recognized the remains of a Dou Sheng expert, but could not see through the formation concealing them.

• Xiao Fan entered the Beast Spirit Barrier using the Chaos Flame and took the Dragon Emperor Origin Fruit from the altar.
• Huang Luo and four Dou Zun experts arrived, so Xiao Fan fled with the fruit while one expert stayed to guard the altar.
• Xiao Fan escaped through the barrier, drawing Huang Luo and others after him; magical beasts in the Ancient Forest delayed the pursuers, and some experts followed in hopes of seizing the fruit.
• Xiao Fan shook off Huang Luo and made his way through a passage to a hall filled with experts, Dou Zun-level puppets, and ten sealed energy clusters.
• Xiao Fan used his Golden Eyes to inspect the white-jade remains of a Dou Sheng expert, but the formation kept him from seeing their concealed changes.

Xiao Fan and the gathered factions waited for the formation around the Dou Saint Remains to weaken, while tensions rose with the arrival of the Hall of Souls. After the formation shattered, the experts rushed for the scattered lights but were attacked by Dou Zun Puppets, forcing the factions to join forces.

• Tang Zhen, Huang Luo, Xiao Yan, and the other faction leaders arrived in the Main Hall as Xiao Fan waited by the sealed formation.
• Qiu Di led the Hall of Souls into the hall and abruptly attacked Xiao Fan, whose heavenly flames blocked the strike.
• Qiu Di and Xiao Fan traded threats, but they stopped when the formation began to break.
• The formation shattered, scattering ten clusters of light through the hall, and Dou Zun Puppets emerged and killed more than ten experts who rushed for them.
• A Heavenly Underworld Sect member called for the factions to subdue the puppets together, and Xiao Fan joined the attack while guarding against the Hall of Souls and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

Xiao Fan and the others fought the Ancient Human Puppets while Xiao Fan warned Xiao Yan that the Heaven Tier Dou Technique was not in the clusters of light, but in three ribs of the Dou Sheng skeleton. After the puppets fell, the factions fought over the clusters as Xiao Fan confronted the Eighth Heavenly Venerate, and the Pill Tower became the first faction to claim a halo without being challenged.

• Heavenly Fire Venerable explained that the Ancient Human Puppets contained the souls of Dou Zun experts, and the factions fought them amid the chaos.
• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yan that the clusters of light were bait, and Xiao Yan spotted the Heaven Tier Dou Technique inscribed on three ribs of the Dou Sheng skeleton.
• After Tang Zhen destroyed the last puppet, the factions attacked the ten clusters of light, and Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Heavenly Fire Venerable joined the scramble.
• Xiao Fan blocked a Hall of Souls elder and burned away his attack, then faced the Eighth Heavenly Venerate, Qiu Di.
• Xiao Fan showed Qiu Di the corpses of Star-Picking Old Ghost and White Heavenly Venerate, provoking his fury, while Huang Luo chose to pursue the clusters instead of targeting Xiao Fan.
• Weaker factions withdrew as the top factions fought over the clusters, and the Pill Tower claimed the first halo without opposition.

Xiao Fan fought the Eighth Heavenly Venerate in the Main Hall until Xun'er arrived with Gu Clan experts, shifting the balance of power. After catching a sphere of light containing an Earth Tier Middle Grade earth attribute cultivation method, Xiao Fan warned the Hall of Souls to stay out of the remaining prizes.

• A Pill Tower expert caught a sphere of light and discovered it held an Earth Tier Low Grade offensive Dou Technique, while the factions hesitated over the others.
• Xiao Fan and the Eighth Heavenly Venerate exchanged attacks as Xiao Fan considered drawing him away from the crowd.
• Xun'er arrived with five Gu Clan Dou Zun experts, and Xiao Yan joyfully embraced her.
• Xiao Fan recognized Xun'er's Five-Star Dou Zun cultivation and saw that the Gu Clan's arrival made his group the strongest force present.
• Xiao Fan caught a sphere containing an Earth Tier Middle Grade earth attribute cultivation method and told the factions to divide the remaining spheres, warning the Hall of Souls to stay put.

Xiao Fan and his allies confronted the Eighth Heavenly Venerate, but Huang Luo joined forces with the Hall of Souls and trapped Xun'er beneath the Demon Phoenix Bell. As the Eighth Heavenly Venerate attacked Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan unleashed the Five-Wheel Flame Disk, leaving the battle poised for a powerful clash.

• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er surrounded the Eighth Heavenly Venerate while the Gu Clan Elders and Heavenly Fire Venerable prepared to contain the Hall of Souls experts.
• Huang Luo agreed to help the Eighth Heavenly Venerate in exchange for the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then ordered the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan experts to attack Xiao Fan's group.
• Xun'er confronted Huang Luo, but he struck suddenly and trapped her beneath the Demon Phoenix Bell as the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan experts engaged the Gu Clan's Dou Zun experts.
• The Eighth Heavenly Venerate attacked Xiao Fan with a White Bone Beast Claw while Huang Luo urged him to finish Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan empowered his five Fire Spirits with soul power and formed the Five-Wheel Flame Disk, alarming the Eighth Heavenly Venerate and the watching experts.

Xiao Fan and the Eighth Heavenly Venerate’s clash destroyed the Main Hall, but the factions’ fight over the Dou Sheng Remains awakened the Saint of Creation’s crimson skeleton. After it unleashed a devastating Heaven Tier Dou Technique and erased the hall, Xiao Fan rushed into the crater to seize the remains.

• Xiao Fan and the Eighth Heavenly Venerate’s attacks shattered the Main Hall, while the factions claimed the airborne Dou Technique scrolls.
• Mo Shang and another Hall of Souls Dou Zun advanced toward the Dou Sheng Remains as the other factions rushed after them.
• Mo Shang sensed danger and retreated, but his companion grabbed the skeleton and had his Dou Qi drained before incoming attacks struck him.
• The crimson remains rose, killed the Hall of Souls Dou Zun, and formed the Great Heaven Creation Palm as Xiao Fan warned the others to flee.
• The skeleton’s attack annihilated the Main Hall and created a vast crater, and Xiao Fan appeared there to grab the remains.

Xiao Fan seized the Heaven Tier Dou Technique ribs from the Dou Sheng skeleton as Huang Luo and the Eighth Heavenly Venerate led a mass attack against him. After the remains shattered and the other factions scrambled for the bones, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and the Gu Clan's Dou Zuns formed up to protect Xiao Fan from Huang Luo.

• Xiao Fan tried to pull the three Heaven Tier Dou Technique ribs from the weakened Dou Sheng skeleton, but the Eighth Heavenly Venerate attacked him before he could free them.
• Xun'er shielded Xiao Fan from the Eighth Heavenly Venerate, then Huang Luo urged the surrounding experts to attack Xiao Fan's group for the chance to become a saint.
• Xiao Fan used the Dou Saint Remains to block the barrage, sent a Four-Colored Fire Lotus at the Eighth Heavenly Venerate, and tore the three ribs free when Huang Luo's strike cracked the skeleton.
• Xiao Fan shattered the remains and caught the skeleton's left hand and left leg, but Huang Luo ignored the scattered bones and pursued him beneath the Demon Phoenix Bell.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er joined Xiao Fan, while the Eighth Heavenly Venerate and other experts fought over the scattered remains; four Gu Clan Dou Zuns and the Heavenly Fire Venerable then stood with them against Huang Luo.