Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan rewarded the Snake-People Tribe’s experts with essence blood and proposed that the tribe join his Flame Alliance. The leaders listened as he promised them access to alchemists, expanded territory, and ten Dou Zongs within three years.

• Xiao Yan gave every Snake-People Tribe expert a drop of essence blood except the restrained Mo Bass, prompting them to praise him.
• The elders showed Xiao Yan the Sacred Hall, recounted the tribe’s history, and hosted a banquet for him.
• Xiao Yan confirmed that he had founded the Flame Alliance and asked about the Snake-People Tribe’s concerns toward the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yan proposed that the Snake-People Tribe join the Flame Alliance, offering access to pills and promising to triple its territory within ten years.
• Xiao Yan promised that the Snake-People Tribe would produce ten Dou Zongs within three years.

Xiao Yan persuaded the Snake-People Tribe’s leaders to join the Flame Alliance and reconcile with humanity, warning them to deal with those who resisted. The four Grand Supreme Elders resolved to force the tribe’s transformation and executed Mo Bass for refusing to abandon his feelings for the queen and submit to Xiao Yan; meanwhile, Hua She'er escorted Xiao Yan to the queen’s bedchamber.

• Xiao Yan offered the Snake-People Tribe a chance to grow stronger through Medusa’s restored inheritance, ninth-rank magical beast essence blood, and the Flame Alliance’s resources.
• Xiao Yan warned the tribe’s leaders to address anti-human hostility and not secretly accept alliance benefits while acting against its interests.
• After Xiao Yan left with Hua She'er, the four Grand Supreme Elders ordered the tribal chiefs to restore friendly relations with humans and eliminate anyone who obstructed the tribe’s rise.
• The four Grand Supreme Elders confronted the imprisoned Mo Bass, who refused to give up on the queen or submit to Xiao Yan.
• One Grand Supreme Elder killed Mo Bass and destroyed his soul, while the elders resolved to eliminate anything that threatened the Snake-People Tribe’s future.
• Hua She'er escorted Xiao Yan to the queen’s bedchamber.

Xiao Yan visited Medusa’s palace, where Hua She'er teased him while explaining the queen’s expectations and surroundings. Medusa emerged after completing her initial soul fusion with the Heaven Swallowing Python, and she agreed to fight Xiao Yan after reminding him that he had to defeat her to become her man.

• Hua She'er led Xiao Yan through Medusa’s palace and offered him a place to stay, while saying Medusa favored men stronger than herself.
• Xiao Yan’s Seven-Colored Little Snake transformed back into Medusa, who rebuked Hua She'er for discussing her with a human.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Medusa had finished fusing her souls, and she confirmed that she had completed the initial fusion with the Heaven Swallowing Python thanks to his Spirit Fusion Pill.
• Xiao Yan proposed entering the bridal chamber and argued that dual cultivation would help Medusa refine her bloodline and gain the Seven-Colored Demon Saint’s inheritance.
• Medusa said Xiao Yan had to defeat her before he could become her man, and she agreed to fight him after confirming her strength had stabilized at the Dou Zong level.

Medusa returned to the Snake-People Holy City after breaking through, and Xiao Yan challenged her to prove his strength. After easily countering her attacks, he faced her final technique, the Seven-Colored Heaven Split.

• Medusa and Xiao Yan appeared above the Snake-People Holy City, where the residents celebrated the queen's return and noticed her new seven-colored dress.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa began fighting in the sky, and Xiao Yan seized her as she tried to attack from a spatial interstice.
• Medusa questioned how Xiao Yan had become so powerful, but he continued to deflect her attacks and urged her to concede.
• Medusa announced her final strike and unleashed the high-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique, Seven-Colored Heaven Split, summoning a huge serpent tail that lashed toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan defeated Medusa in battle, and she accepted his embrace as he took her away. They discussed bringing the Snake-People Tribe into the Flame Alliance and helping Medusa refine her bloodline, ending with her ordering Xiao Yan to help her cultivate.

• Xiao Yan restrained and shattered Medusa's seven-colored serpent tail, defeating her in front of the Snake-People Tribe.
• Medusa stopped resisting, and Xiao Yan carried her away while the Snake-People reacted to their queen's apparent choice of a human.
• Medusa asked Xiao Yan how he intended to secure the Snake-People Tribe's future, and he proposed joining the Flame Alliance and developing the tribe's strength.
• Xiao Yan promised to cultivate more than ten Dou Zong experts for the Snake-People Tribe within three years and said Medusa could refine her Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Medusa pushed Xiao Yan onto the jade bed and told him she wanted him to help her cultivate.

After a night with Xiao Yan, Medusa returned to the Snake-People Holy City and confirmed the tribe’s leaders supported joining the Flame Alliance. The elders celebrated, convinced Xiao Yan would help the Snake-People Tribe rise to power.

• Medusa’s bloodline and strength grew through her night with Xiao Yan, and she left to meet the Snake-People Tribe’s leaders.
• Yue Mei and Hua She'er joined Xiao Yan so he could help refine their essence blood and advance their cultivation.
• Medusa saw that the tribe’s elders and leaders were growing stronger, and they agreed that joining the Flame Alliance was a chance the tribe could not miss.
• Medusa told the elders that Xiao Yan would stand with the Snake-People Tribe, then vanished in a ripple of space.
• The four Grand Supreme Elders privately celebrated, believing Medusa had won Xiao Yan over and the tribe’s rise could proceed.

The Grand Supreme Elders plotted to secure a child between Medusa and Xiao Yan, believing their bloodlines and resources could produce a future powerhouse for the Snake-People Tribe. After Medusa reflected on her growing feelings for Xiao Yan and interrupted his time with Yue Mei and Hua She'er, Xiao Yan seized control and carried her away.

• A wise Grand Supreme Elder argued that a child between Medusa and Xiao Yan could inherit both powerful bloodlines and become a supreme powerhouse for the Snake-People Tribe.
• Medusa watched Xiao Yan with Yue Mei through her bedchamber window and realized she had developed feelings for him and relied on his help.
• Medusa entered the bedchamber, where Yue Mei and Hua She'er hurried away from Xiao Yan after their Dou Emperor breakthroughs had stabilized.
• Medusa told Xiao Yan to wash up for dinner, but he complained that she used him whenever she pleased.
• Xiao Yan seized Medusa's wrist, declared that he would call the shots tonight, and carried her away as Yue Mei watched in shock.

Medusa completed her bloodline refinement through dual cultivation with Xiao Yan, reaching Three-Star Dou Zong while Xiao Yan advanced to Six-Star Dou Zong. As they prepared to visit the Seven-Colored Tribe’s inheritance grounds, the story shifted to the Gu Clan and introduced Gu Xun’er.

• Xiao Yan’s Purple Heavenly Demon Python skull and the Flame Alliance’s support brought benefits and new resources to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Medusa broke through to Three-Star Dou Zong, and Xiao Yan’s aura also overwhelmed the Snake-People Holy City as he reached Six-Star Dou Zong.
• Medusa told Yue Mei and Hua She’er to prepare to visit the Seven-Colored Tribe’s inheritance grounds, where Xiao Yan would help refine the Blood Lake’s energy.
• The scene shifted to the Gu Clan’s ancient city and its secluded Bamboo House, where Gu Xun’er sat quietly.

Gu Xun'er learned of Xiao Yan’s extraordinary cultivation, combat prowess, and alchemy, but resolved to defeat him rather than accept their arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and the three women prepared to cultivate in the Seven-Colored Tribe’s inheritance grounds.

• Ling Ying gave Gu Xun'er a Jade Slip containing news about Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er read about Xiao Yan’s womanizing and called him a breeding stallion.
• Gu Xun'er was shocked by Xiao Yan’s rapid rise to five-star Dou Zong and his peak seventh-tier alchemy, then crushed the Jade Slip.
• Gu Xun'er vowed to defeat Xiao Yan and prove the Gu Clan could prosper without the Xiao Clan’s help.
• First Generation told Medusa and her bridal attendants to refine the energy and unusual substances in the Blood Lake.
• Xiao Yan smiled at Medusa and prepared to begin cultivation with the three women.

After three months cultivating in the Blood Lake, Medusa reached Nine-Star Dou Zong while Xiao Yan advanced to late Seven-Star Dou Zong, and the First Generation sent them out to consolidate their strength. Xiao Yan persuaded Medusa to accompany him to Jia Ma Holy City, where they saw the Flame Alliance’s growing influence.

• Medusa, Yue Mei, and Hua She'er completed three months of cultivation in the Blood Lake, reaching Nine-Star Dou Zong and Nine-Star Dou Emperor respectively, while Xiao Yan advanced to late Seven-Star Dou Zong.
• The First Generation ended the inheritance stage and urged the four to temper their strength before returning to pursue breakthroughs to Dou Zun.
• After leaving the seven-colored realm, Medusa tested her Nine-Star Dou Zong power by cracking the distant space with a wave of her hand.
• Xiao Yan invited Medusa to return with him to Jia Ma Holy City while he prepared to leave for a while, and she agreed to help look after the Flame Alliance.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa left instructions in the Snake-People Holy City, dropped off Yue Mei and Hua She'er, and flew toward Jia Ma Holy City, passing caravans and Flame Alliance members along the way.

Xiao Yan brought Medusa to Jia Ma Holy City and introduced her to the women at Misty Cloud Sect as their new big sister. The women reacted with alarm and resentment, and Medusa questioned whether they welcomed her.

• Xiao Yan and Medusa arrived at Jia Ma Holy City and were impressed by its rapid growth and powerful experts.
• Hai Bodong recognized Medusa's soul aura, hid beneath a table, and then reassured himself that he was safe within the Flame Alliance.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa descended into Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Yan's women gathered and watched Medusa warily.
• Yun Yun recognized Medusa, and Medusa confirmed her identity while her presence unsettled the other women.
• Ya Fei and Yao Ye asked Xiao Yan why he had brought Queen Medusa home, and he said he had promised to find them a big sister.
• Medusa asked whether her new little sisters did not welcome her.

Xiao Yan used Xiao Mei to overcome the women’s resistance to Cai Lin becoming Harem Mistress by revealing the formidable power and status of his fiancée, Gu Xun'er. The women united under Cai Lin’s leadership, allowing Xiao Yan to leave for Jia Nan Academy in search of heavenly flames.

• Ya Fei rejected Cai Lin’s claim to the Harem Mistress title, and Yun Yun challenged Cai Lin to a spar.
• Cai Lin defeated Yun Yun in a single exchange, revealing her strength as a Nine-Star Dou Zong and warning the women to reconsider.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Xiao Mei to help him address the harem’s opposition by giving her a Heavenly Thunder Body-Tempering Pill.
• Xiao Mei told the women that Xiao Yan’s fiancée, Gu Xun'er, belonged to the powerful Gu Clan and had a formal marriage agreement backed by two superpowers.
• The women united under Cai Lin in response to the threat posed by Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yan prepared to go to Jia Nan Academy to seek heavenly flames.

Xiao Yan recorded a month of life in the Flame Alliance, balancing its affairs and his relationships while delaying his departure. Troubled by a recurring vision of a world-ending calamity, he finally left on June 1 to grow stronger.

• Xiao Yan described the Flame Alliance’s daily affairs and his flirtations with Cai Lin, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, Yao Ye, Nalan Yanran, and Qing Lin in his diary.
• Venerable Fuding left for the Central Plains, Qing Lin became the Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord’s personal disciple, and the alliance leaders discussed renaming the Flame Alliance as Flame Hall.
• Xiao Yan noticed his young disciple’s unusual physical strength and suspected she was a villain after she offered him Xiao Yi Xian’s poison.
• Xiao Yan dreamed of Dark Beings, a shattered world, and a falling fragment that resembled the Dou Qi Continent, and resolved to leave and become stronger.
• On June 1, Xiao Yan said goodbye to the Flame Alliance’s higher-ups and the women close to him, then vanished through space.

Xiao Yan quietly entered the Black-Corner Region to search for Han Feng, who coveted Jia Nan Academy's Fallen Heart Flame. Near a city, he found Fan Ling and the Blood Sect threatening a group from Jia Nan Academy, and intervened as the students faced their attackers.

• Xiao Yan crossed the Black-Corner Region while planning to locate Han Feng without revealing his identity.
• Xiao Yan spotted a confrontation between the Blood Sect and a Jia Nan Academy group near an earthen hill.
• Fan Ling threatened the academy's students and instructor, while a Blood Sect lackey warned that the women would become blood slaves.
• A voice from the grove ordered the Blood Sect to stop and let the girls go.

Xiao Yan arrived as the Blood Sect attacked Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy students, then revealed his strength by killing Fan Ling and the Blood Sect disciples with seven-colored flame. He turned to face the rescued students.

• Xiao Yan approached the Blood Sect and demanded that they release Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy girls.
• Ruo Lin warned Xiao Yan to flee, but he teased the women and told the Blood Sect to leave.
• Fan Ling attacked Xiao Yan, who struck him down with an afterimage and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Xiao Yan killed Fan Ling with a wisp of seven-colored flame, ignoring Fan Ling's threat that his father led the Blood Sect.
• Xiao Yan sent a small seven-colored flame snake through the Blood Sect disciples, burning them to ash, then turned toward the Jia Nan Academy students.

Xiao Yan rescued Ruo Lin’s Jia Nan Academy group from the Blood Sect and persuaded them to take him back to the academy. After giving Ruo Lin a Water Spirit Pill, he asked about Han Feng, and Ruo Lin identified him as the man who had joined forces with the Gold and Silver Elders to gravely wound the Great Elder.

• Xiao Yan burned Fan Ling and the Blood Sect squad to ashes, then scared away the onlookers.
• Xiao Yan agreed to spare Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy students and asked them to take him to the academy.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as Yan Xiao, recognized Ruo Lin, and gave her a Water Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yan shared a healing liquid with the students, restoring their strength and slightly improving their cultivation.
• Xiao Yan asked Ruo Lin whether she knew Han Feng, and she said he had joined forces with the Gold and Silver Elders to gravely wound the Great Elder.

Xiao Yan learned that Han Feng had attacked Jia Nan Academy with the Gold and Silver Elders, then escorted Ruo Lin and her students to Black Seal City. After confirming that the Demon Saint's remnant map was not there, he tracked down the city lord, the Black Seal Emperor.

• Ruo Lin told Xiao Yan that Han Feng had joined the Gold and Silver Elders in attacking the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and gravely injured Great Elder Su Qian before the academy's Guardians drove them off.
• Xiao Yan decided to seek accurate news of Han Feng from Su Qian and continued traveling with Ruo Lin's group toward Black Seal City.
• Xiao Yan recognized Black Seal City as a place connected to Fan Ling and a fragment of the purifying lotus demon flame map, and resolved to collect the map fragments despite Xiao Xuan already having captured the flame.
• Xiao Yan and Ruo Lin's group entered Black Seal City as news spread of an auction scheduled for the next day, but Xiao Yan focused on finding the remnant map.
• Wen and Wu reported that the Demon Saint's remnant map was not in the city, so Xiao Yan used his soul power to locate the Black Seal Emperor and confronted him in his room.

Xiao Yan and Ruo Lin reached Black Seal City’s auction house after Xiao Yan struck Zhong Nailiang for harassing Ruo Lin. The Head of the Zhong House came to avenge his son, but the Black Seal City Lord welcomed Xiao Yan with conspicuous deference, leaving the Zhong family head shaken.

• Zhong Nailiang tried to court Ruo Lin with a costly necklace, but she rejected him and mocked his inability to provide a Water Spirit Pill.
• Zhong Nailiang blocked Ruo Lin and Xiao Yan again, so Xiao Yan slapped him into a stone wall and broke his jaw.
• Xiao Yan’s party arrived at the auction house, where the Head of the Zhong House appeared carrying his injured son and threatened Xiao Yan.
• The Black Seal City Lord arrived and ushered Xiao Yan into the auction house, making the Head of the Zhong House fear that his family had provoked someone formidable.

Xiao Yan brought the Jia Nan Academy group to the Black Seal Auction House, where the Black Seal City Lord punished the Zhong Family for offending him. As an auction began, Xiao Yan noticed a Poison Fire Crystal among the items.

• The Black Seal City Lord guided Xiao Yan and the Jia Nan Academy group through the auction house and revealed that he was its master.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Black Seal City Lord to punish the Zhong Family and ensure Zhong Nailiang would not trouble anyone again.
• The Black Seal City Lord struck the Zhong Family head and warned him that the family would be destroyed if it failed to handle Zhong Nailiang.
• Xiao Yan watched the auction with little interest until the auctioneer introduced a grayish-purple Poison Fire Crystal.

At the Black Seal City auction, Xiao Yan recognized the Poison Fire Crystal’s Heavenly Flame aura and drove its price up to expose the alchemist who was manipulating the bids. He withdrew at five million gold coins, leaving the Southwest Continent alchemist to win the crystal for five million one hundred thousand.

• The auctioneer presented the Poison Fire Crystal, and Xiao Yan sensed the aura of a Heavenly Flame within it.
• Xiao Yan bid one million gold coins, then raised his offer to two million as another bidder competed for the crystal.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to find a Fifth-Rank Alchemist in a private box, who was holding an identical crystal and appeared to be the seller.
• Xiao Yan raised his bids to three million, four million, and five million gold coins, while the alchemist kept outbidding him.
• Xiao Yan said he no longer wanted the crystal, leaving the alchemist to win it for five million one hundred thousand gold coins.