Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fan warned Xiao Yi Xian not to fight because the poison inside her could erupt, while Xie Biyan decided to move against the Sikou Family and the Chu Yun Empire. Elsewhere, Granny learned that the Hall of Souls had deployed a large force to retrieve a prisoner and quietly reflected that an important time was near.

• Xiao Fan reassured Yun Yun after Xie Biyan left and rejected Sikou Old Ghost's attempt to curry favor while worrying about Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Fan ordered Xiao Yi Xian not to fight, explaining that combat could cause the compressed poison in her body to erupt before he could obtain a cure.
• Xie Biyan left Tianrong City for the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, intending to subdue the Chu Yun Empire and replace its ruling family.
• Granny questioned her subordinates about the Holy Maiden's slow integration of Divine Power and the Hall of Souls' movements.
• Tong Ye reported that the Hall of Souls had sent a large force for a prisoner, but its agents had been killed by restrictive barriers before they could reveal the prisoner's identity.
• Granny ordered continued surveillance of the Hall of Souls, then went alone to a mountain peak and said that the time was almost here.

Sikou Old Ghost reunited with Sikou Thirteen and Sikou Ning as the Sikou Family prepared for war with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Xie Biyan mobilized the sect against the family and took the newly seventh-tier Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion to battle, while injured Xie Shan stayed behind.

• The Sikou Family used Heavenly Fragrance House's network to gather allies and forces in Tianrong City, and Sikou Old Ghost reunited with Sikou Thirteen and Sikou Ning.
• Xie Biyan ordered the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect to prepare to wipe out the Sikou Family and threatened its elders with punishment if they failed to fight hard.
• Xie Biyan confronted Elder Qing over the destruction of the sect's Tianrong City branch and warned the elders that the least useful among them would be sacrificed.
• Xie Biyan visited Xie Shan, who said his injuries from fighting Xiao Fan still kept him from battle.
• Xie Shan offered the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, which had advanced to the seventh tier, for the campaign, and Xie Biyan took it with him.

The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect marched on Tianrong City as the Sikou Family prepared for battle, bolstered by Sikou Old Ghost’s breakthrough to the Dou Zong Realm and Xiao Fan’s support. On the eve of the clash, Sikou Qingtian warned his father not to scheme against Xiao Yi Xian and quietly entrusted Sikou Ning and Sikou Thirteen to a hidden figure in case the family lost.

• News that the Sikou Family had destroyed the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s subordinate factions in Tianrong City silenced potential allies and fence-sitters.
• Sikou Qingtian announced that Sikou Old Ghost had survived and broken through to the Dou Zong Realm, lifting the Imperial Family’s morale.
• Xie Biyan led the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s forces toward Tianrong City and ordered them to rest before attacking at dawn.
• Xiao Fan played Fight the Landlord with Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun while the Imperial Family prepared its defenses.
• Sikou Qingtian persuaded Sikou Old Ghost not to plot against the Heavenly Poison Woman, warning that doing so could doom the Sikou Family.
• Sikou Qingtian asked a hidden figure to protect Sikou Ning and Sikou Thirteen if the Imperial Family lost.

The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect attacked Tianrong City, and the Sikou Family’s forces and recruited powerhouses fought to defend it. Xiao Fan confronted Xie Biyan, whose quick retreat avoided the Chaos Flame, while the battle continued across the city.

• Sikou Qingtian and Sikou Old Ghost discussed Xie Biyan’s Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor and placed their hopes in Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan warned Xiao Yi Xian to stay out of the battle and cautioned Yun Yun about the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s poison experts.
• Xie Biyan ordered the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect to attack Tianrong City, and the Sikou Family’s defenders met the assault.
• Xie Changsha, Ben Lei, and other recruited fighters confronted the sect’s elders, while Wu Ya charged at Sikou Qingtian and Yun Yun went to face him.
• Xie Biyan attacked Xiao Fan, who broke through his palm strike and sent the Chaos Flame at him.
• Xie Biyan recognized the flame’s danger and retreated beyond its reach, frustrating Xiao Fan’s attempt to catch him off guard.

Xiao Fan rescued Sikou Old Ghost from Xie Biyan and used the Nine Solar Transformations to raise his strength to Four-Star Dou Zong. Xie Biyan became obsessed with obtaining the technique and offered to help Xiao Fan conquer the Northwest Continent in exchange for it.

• Xie Biyan attacked Sikou Old Ghost, whose Profound Dragon Shield shattered under the Ten Thousand Poison Palm.
• Xiao Fan intercepted Xie Biyan's strike with the Thousand-Flame Spear, saving Sikou Old Ghost but sending him crashing to the ground.
• Xiao Fan activated the Nine Solar Transformations, rising from One-Star Dou Zong to Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Xie Biyan saw Xiao Fan's strength increase and grew greedy for the technique.
• Xie Biyan offered Xiao Fan any reward, including help uniting the Northwest Continent, if he revealed the method.

Xiao Fan fought Xie Biyan to a stalemate while concealing his control over the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion. He finally ordered the scorpion to attack Wu Ya from behind, leaving Wu Ya caught between it and Yun Yun.

• Xie Biyan attacked Xiao Fan after his offer was rejected, but Xiao Fan held him off with the Thousand-Flame Spear and burned away his poison ring’s toxins.
• Sikou Old Ghost recovered and moved to support the other fighters, so Xie Biyan sent the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion to block him.
• Xiao Fan let the scorpion hold Sikou Old Ghost back while maneuvering their battle toward Yun Yun and Wu Ya.
• When the scorpion and Sikou Old Ghost drew close to Yun Yun and Wu Ya, Xiao Fan secretly ordered the scorpion to attack Wu Ya.
• The Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion unleashed its bloodline power and struck at Wu Ya from behind as Yun Yun restrained him from the front.

The Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion killed Wu Ya, prompting Xie Biyan to summon a Hall of Souls Dou Zong to support the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Xiao Fan faced Xie Biyan alone and was wounded, but used Chaos Flame to purge the blood Dou Qi from his injuries.

• The Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion ambushed and killed Wu Ya, then ate his body.
• Yun Yun sent Sikou Old Ghost to aid the other fighters while she joined the battle.
• Xie Biyan accused Xiao Fan of taking control of the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion and summoned a Hall of Souls powerhouse to honor his deal with Xie Shan.
• The Hall of Souls powerhouse attacked Yun Yun and Sikou Old Ghost, while Xie Biyan sent the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor to fight the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion.
• Xie Biyan clashed with Xiao Fan, caught his spear, then slashed his shoulder with blood Dou Qi.
• Xiao Fan burned away the blood Dou Qi with Chaos Flame and began healing his wounds.

Xiao Fan fought Xie Biyan to a standstill, while Yun Yun and Sikou Old Ghost struggled against a Hall of Souls powerhouse. Xie Biyan recalled the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor and prepared to fuse with it, intending to overwhelm Xiao Fan.

• Xiao Fan used the Thousand-Flame Spear and close combat to exchange a barrage of blows with Xie Biyan, who was enhanced by the Blood Soul Art.
• Xiao Fan's superior physique and recovery let him endure Xie Biyan's attacks, while Xie Biyan suffered from Xiao Fan's punches and spear strikes.
• Xie Biyan broke off the fight and called the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor away from its battle with the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion.
• Xiao Fan saw that Yun Yun and Sikou Old Ghost were struggling against the Hall of Souls powerhouse, so he sent the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion to help them.
• Xiao Fan realized Xie Biyan intended to fuse with the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor and advance to Five-Star Dou Zong before attacking him again.

Xiao Fan let Xie Biyan complete his fusion with the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor, then used fallen heart flame to catch him off guard with Cloud Crane Shadow. The chapter ended with Xiao Fan’s attack exploding in the sky, leaving Xie Biyan’s fate unclear.

• Xie Biyan formed a blood cocoon around himself and the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor, and Xiao Fan failed to break it with a spear strike.
• Xiao Fan secretly spread fallen heart flame over the cocoon, then used green lotus core flame to melt it.
• Xie Biyan absorbed the cocoon and emerged as a half-scorpion monster at late five-star Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Fan gathered fire-attribute Dou Qi and unleashed the Earth Tier Dou Technique Cloud Crane Shadow at Xie Biyan.
• Xiao Fan triggered heart fire inside Xie Biyan, preventing him from defending against the black crane’s explosive strike.

Xiao Fan defeated Xie Biyan, but Xie Biyan burned his soul to launch a final poisonous attack on Tianrong City. Xiao Fan stopped part of the poison, while the rest spread through the battlefield and left the city in danger.

• Sikou Qingtian joined the battles against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, helping the Sikou Family gain the upper hand.
• Xiao Fan's Cloud Crane Shadow badly wounded Xie Biyan, who fell toward Tianrong City with almost no life left.
• Xie Biyan burned his Soul Origin to restore his body, then compressed his Dou Qi and soul into a poisonous attack aimed at Tianrong City.
• Xiao Fan pierced the energy mass with his spear, causing it to explode above the city, and used Chaos Flame to contain part of the poison.
• The remaining poison spread across the battlefield, killing two Dou Wangs and forcing the combatants to flee, while Sikou Qingtian could do nothing to stop it.

After Xie Biyan's death, a poisonous mist threatened to engulf Tianrong City, and the city's defenders struggled to buy time for its citizens to flee. The mist remained too dangerous to stop, and Chen Feng sacrificed himself to slow it as the city's fate stayed uncertain.

• The Hall of Souls expert left the battlefield and looked toward Tianrong City as the poisonous mist spread over it.
• Sikou Old Ghost blocked part of the mist and urged the citizens to flee, while Sikou Qingtian opened the city gates and ordered troops to guide the evacuation.
• Xie Changsha, Ben Lei, Yun Yun, and Xiao Fan joined Sikou Old Ghost and Sikou Qingtian in holding back the mist.
• Chen Feng touched the poisonous mist, realized it was destroying his body, and detonated himself to slow its descent.
• The experts saw that even Chen Feng's sacrifice had only delayed the mist briefly and wondered whether Tianrong City's people would survive.

Xiao Yi Xian broke the seals on her Woeful Poison Body and absorbed the poisonous mist threatening Tianrong City, while Xiao Fan sought a way to suppress the consequences. After killing the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s remaining elders and ordering its resources gathered, Xiao Fan stayed beside Xiao Yi Xian as Yun Yun revealed that she was nearing a breakthrough.

• Xiao Yi Xian activated her Woeful Poison Body, broke Xiao Fan’s Chaos Flame seals, advanced to Two-Star Dou Zong, and drew the poisonous mist into herself.
• Xiao Fan learned that the system could specify a refresh for the heavenly spirit poison body’s advancement method, but it required 10,000 source coins to refresh and 100,000 to redeem.
• Xiao Fan immobilized the battlefield’s experts and killed the remaining Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect elders, taking their Storage Rings.
• Xiao Fan asked Sikou Qingtian to collect the sect’s Storage Rings and resources, explaining that Xiao Yi Xian needed treasures to suppress her constitution; Sikou Qingtian and Sikou Old Ghost organized the search.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Fan that her Dou Qi was fluctuating and she felt close to breaking through after defending the civilians from the poisonous mist.

Xiao Fan guarded Yun Yun as she broke through while Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous mist and advanced to Three-Star Dou Zong. After Yun Yun completed her breakthrough, Xiao Fan trapped Iron Protector and unleashed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, leaving the battle’s outcome unclear amid a massive explosion.

• Xiao Fan reassured Yun Yun that he could save Xiao Yi Xian, then stood guard while Yun Yun began breaking through.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous mist and rose to Three-Star Dou Zong as Yun Yun reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Fan spotted Iron Protector, a Four-Star Dou Zong, and waited until Yun Yun had safely completed her breakthrough before attacking.
• Xiao Fan trapped Iron Protector in Shadow Prison and began fusing three heavenly flames into a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Iron Protector shattered the prison but was caught in the Three-Colored Fire Lotus’s explosion, which left a huge void in the sky as Tianrong City’s experts watched.

Xiao Fan killed Iron Protector and recovered while Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous mist threatening Tianrong City. As Xiao Yi Xian neared her limit, Xiao Fan refreshed the system Shop and began exchanging the gathered supplies for source coins to obtain the cure for her Heavenly Spirit Poison Body.

• Xiao Fan killed Iron Protector with the Three-Colored Fire Lotus, and the blast destroyed Iron Protector's Storage Ring along with him.
• Sikou Qingtian ordered the Imperial Family and allied factions to gather supplies for Xiao Fan, while Yun Yun and the returned civilians waited as Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous mist.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed nearly all the mist and reached the late stage of Three-Star Dou Zong, while Xiao Fan recovered his strength.
• Sikou Qingtian gave Xiao Fan the Storage Rings collected from the Imperial Family and allied families, and Xiao Fan flew to Xiao Yi Xian as her condition worsened.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Xiao Fan if she was going to die, and he held her while checking the seven-colored lines spreading toward her heart.
• Xiao Fan refreshed the Shop, saw that awakening the Heavenly Spirit Poison Body cost 100,000 source coins, and began exchanging the gathered supplies for coins.

Xiao Fan exchanged the supplies Sikou Qingtian and the others had provided for enough Source Coins to obtain the method to awaken Xiao Yi Xian’s heavenly spirit poison body. He completed the transformation and emerged with her unconscious in his arms, telling Yun Yun that he had fulfilled his task.

• Xiao Fan exchanged the Storage Rings’ supplies for over a hundred thousand Source Coins and bought the heavenly spirit poison body awakening method from the system.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poisonous mist until her strength reached the peak of Three-Star Dou Zong, while Xiao Fan began awakening her soul inside the chaos flame.
• Xiao Fan drew the toxins from Xiao Yi Xian’s body into seven-colored lines and merged them into her soul, transforming her constitution and removing the deadly mark on her abdomen.
• Xiao Fan dressed the unconscious Xiao Yi Xian, gathered her in his arms, and withdrew the chaos flame.
• Xiao Fan returned to Yun Yun and told her he had fulfilled his task.

Xiao Fan claimed the rewards for destroying the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, and Xiao Yi Xian awakened her heavenly spirit poison body, gaining the ability to become an Alchemist. After the Sikou Family took control of the Chu Yun Empire, Xiao Fan, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian left for the Jia Ma Empire, restoring the Dead Zone as they departed.

• Xiao Fan claimed the mission reward and advanced from One-Star Dou Zong to Three-Star Dou Zong as Sikou Qingtian watched.
• Sikou Old Ghost returned with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's supplies and handed Xiao Fan the Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke, embraced Xiao Fan, and learned that her heavenly spirit poison body let her cultivate and become an Alchemist.
• Sikou Qingtian regained control of the Chu Yun Empire and honored Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian as its Divine Son and Divine Maiden.
• Xiao Fan brought Xiao Yi Xian to absorb the poison near Dinggu City, raising her strength to the middle stage of Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yi Xian restored the Dead Zone as the three left for the Jia Ma Empire, and Sikou Qingtian bowed toward it after hearing the news.

After the Misty Cloud Sect's destruction, Xiao Yan became the Flame Alliance's leader and rose to three-star Dou Emperor while coping with Yao Lao's capture. Ya Fei brought him medicinal ingredients, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li discussing her closeness to Xiao Yan as Xiao Li avoided his duties.

• The Mittel and Mu Families gained influence after the war, while the weakened Nalan Family avoided punishment because Nalan Yanran had secretly opposed the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The Xiao Clan returned to the Imperial Capital, and the factions that fought the Misty Cloud Sect formed the Flame Alliance with Xiao Yan as its first leader.
• Ya Fei visited Xiao Yan and gave him the medicinal ingredients he needed, then left to oversee the Mittel Family's affairs.
• Xiao Yan returned to his alchemy room, handled Yao Lao's medicine cauldron, and let his anger over his teacher's capture surface again.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li discussed Ya Fei's interest in Xiao Yan, and Xiao Li left to inspect the disciples' training rather than handle the reports.

Xiao Fan returned to the Imperial Capital and installed a spirit-gathering formation at the Xiao Clan estate while Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian went to see the remains of the Misty Cloud Sect. Xiao Yan mistook Xiao Fan’s concealed appearance for an intruder, drawing the Flame Alliance’s powerful figures to the estate.

• Yun Yun asked to visit the destroyed Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yi Xian accompanied her while Xiao Fan went to the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Fan found Xiao Yan refining pills in the Xiao Clan residence and sensed that Xiao Yan had reached the Three-Star Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Fan exchanged the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s remaining resources for source coins, then bought a spirit-gathering formation and a Five-Star Dou Zong puppet.
• Xiao Fan inscribed formation patterns around the Xiao Clan estate and activated the spirit-gathering formation as Xiao Yan finished refining a sixth-grade pill.
• Xiao Yan sensed the formation’s energy and appeared in the air, so Xiao Fan disguised himself in black robes and the Flame Alliance’s powerful figures rushed to the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Fan disguised himself and tested Xiao Yan, then effortlessly repelled Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian when they intervened. Believing Xiao Fan sought the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Yan began preparing a powerful fire lotus while Xiao Fan watched.

• Xiao Fan fought Xiao Yan while concealing his identity and limiting his strength to a Three-Star Dou Emperor.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian attacked Xiao Fan after Xiao Yan withdrew, but Xiao Fan blocked them with chaos flame and the Void Blade.
• Xiao Yan suspected Xiao Fan was after the Tou She Ancient God Jade and refused to give it up because it might reveal whether his father was alive.
• Xiao Yan combined the Green Lotus Core Flame, a pale flame, and the Sea Heart Flame as Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian cautiously watched Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Ding and the others had evacuated the Xiao Clan members below while Xiao Yan prepared his fire lotus.

Xiao Fan effortlessly neutralized Xiao Yan’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus, then revealed himself as Xiao Yan’s senior brother and comforted him. Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan vanished together to speak privately, while Xiao Ding examined the supplies Xiao Fan had sent.

• Xiao Yan attacked Xiao Fan with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, prompting Hai Bodong to flee from its destructive power.
• Xiao Fan used chaos flame to swallow and suppress the Fire Lotus, shocking Xiao Yan, Jia Xingtian, and Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Fan removed his black robe and revealed his identity, and Xiao Yan became overwhelmed with guilt about failing their teacher.
• Xiao Fan sent a storage ring to Xiao Ding, then took Xiao Yan away with chaos flame to speak privately.
• Xiao Ding inspected the supplies in the storage ring and went with Xiao Li to discuss them in the reception hall.