Chapter Summaries

After the Purple Gold Saint punished the Violet Fire Sect Master for threatening Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan’s fame spread across the continent as he spent two years traveling under different identities. In Wutan City, he experienced a profound transformation, dispersing his soul across the Northwest Continent and awakening to the realization that he was Xiao Yan and yet not Xiao Yan.

• The Purple Gold Saint revealed that one of the Dou Wangs the Violet Fire Sect Master had wanted to kill was Xiao Yan, then sentenced the sect master to ten more years of labor at Purple Gold Mountain.
• News that Xiao Yan had killed an Eight-Star Demon Saint astonished Gu Yuan and the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Xuan hoped Xiao Yan would soon break through to the Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Yan spent two years roaming the Dou Qi Continent under different identities, drawing on the reincarnation experiences he had gained within the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• At Wutan City, Xiao Yan gained insight into the lives and destinies of ordinary people, and his soul began transforming as he sat on a hill outside the city.
• Xiao Yan’s soul dispersed into countless points of light across the Northwest Continent, where he surveyed familiar places and finally recognized, “I am Xiao Yan, yet I am not Xiao Yan. But I am Xiao Yan!”

Xiao Yan awakened an Emperor Realm Soul through the Enlightenment Method, stunning the experts across the Dou Qi Continent. His scattered soul manifestations converged on Wutan City, where he absorbed their power and completed his breakthrough, leaving the Northwest Continent beneath his soul’s imperial pressure.

• Xiao Yan’s spiritual lights awakened across the continent and formed translucent figures, revealing his breakthrough to the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Yao Lao, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and the experts of the Ancient Eight Clans recognized Xiao Yan’s achievement and reacted with astonishment and reverence.
• Tou She Ancient God and the illusory blue-robed figure welcomed Xiao Yan’s progress and connected it to the coming fight against the Extraterrestrial Evil Race.
• Xiao Yan’s soul figures dissolved into torrents that converged on Wutan City, where they formed a vast soul ocean around his central soul.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the soul ocean over a month as energy gathered across the Jia Ma Empire and its people cultivated faster.
• Xiao Yan’s thousand-zhang soul projection opened its eyes, released the aura of an Emperor Realm Soul, and spread its pressure across the Northwest Continent.

Xiao Yan used his Emperor Realm Soul to wipe out the hidden Extraterrestrial Evil Race in the Northwest Continent, then absorbed a vast energy ocean and advanced to Eight-Star Dou Sheng. After strengthening the Flame Hall and returning to the Xiao Clan, he came home to Xiao Xiao, while setting his sights on reaching Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng and refining the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill.

• Xiao Yan found the Demon Saints hiding across the Northwest Continent and destroyed all but those sealed in slumber, using his soul avatar and nine-colored Jing Lian flame.
• Xiao Yan drew in the energy ocean gathered around him and spent two months refining it, breaking through from peak Seven-Star Dou Sheng to Eight-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan's breakthrough produced a pure energy rain over Wutan City, helping many Flame Hall members and other experts advance.
• Xiao Yan told the Flame Hall members that its future depended on their efforts, then departed and resolved to reach Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng before refining the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan, visited his parents and family, and was greeted by Xiao Xiao when he entered his Flame Hall.

Xiao Yan returned to his family, spent time with his wives, and advanced his strength while helping defeat the Extraterrestrial Evil Race. After learning Xun'er was pregnant, he left for Heavenly Flames Valley to pursue the power needed to face the approaching New Demon Emperor.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xiao and his wives, then celebrated with a family banquet and resumed visiting them over the following days.
• Xiao Yan used resources and alchemy to raise his cultivation, while he and Gu Yuan led the campaign that eliminated most of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race and killed its remaining Eight-Star Demon Saint.
• Xiao Yi Xian advanced from Half-Saint to Dou Sheng, and Zi Yan visited the Xiao Clan before returning to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Yan that Xun'er was pregnant, and the women celebrated the news.
• Xiao Yan reached the limit of Eight-Star Dou Sheng and left his family for Heavenly Flames Valley to prepare for the New Demon Emperor's emergence.

Xiao Yan devoured the heavenly flames in Heavenly Flames Valley to break through the barrier to Nine-Star Dou Sheng. After consuming the fallen heart flames, an invisible shackle shattered and his aura surged.

• Xiao Yan returned to Heavenly Flames Valley, where the heavenly flames feared the power of his cultivation and nine-colored Jing Lian flame.
• Xiao Yan decided to absorb the valley’s heavenly flames, promising to preserve a trace of their sentience.
• Xiao Yan swallowed six mysterious yellow flames and seven myriad beast spirit flames, touching the barrier to Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the yin-yang twin flames, recalling that he had refined them first and met Yao Ling ten years earlier.
• Xiao Yan continued absorbing the netherworld poison, green lotus core, wind fury dragon, volcanic stone, fire cloud water, and sea heart flames.
• Xiao Yan swallowed two fallen heart flames, shattered an invisible shackle, and sent his aura surging upward.

Xiao Yan broke through to Nine-Star Dou Sheng, shocking the Xiao Clan and delighting his family. He then devoured several heavenly flames and began absorbing the Xiao Realm’s three thousand burning flame to strengthen himself further.

• Xiao Yan’s breakthrough to Nine-Star Dou Sheng shook the Xiao Realm, and the clan’s experts recognized him as its strongest member in Xiao Xuan’s absence.
• Xiao Lin, Xiao Zhan, Yao Xian, and the women in the Flame Hall celebrated Xiao Yan’s achievement, while Xun’er spoke to her unborn child about his strength.
• Xiao Yan assessed his strength against Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun and concluded that he would still be at a disadvantage against them for now.
• Xiao Yan devoured the turtle spirit earth flame, nine dragon thunder gang fire, bone spirit cold flames, and nine nether wind flame, but remained at Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan summoned the three thousand burning flame and began drawing its abundant astral power toward himself.

Xiao Yan devoured the heavenly flames in Heavenly Flames Valley and gathered the essence of purifying lotus demon flame and nihility devouring flame, advancing to middle-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng. After restoring the valley’s flame origins with his blood, he left to seek the Yan Clan and the Yao Clan.

• Xiao Yan swallowed the three thousand burning flame and reached the peak of Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan found child flames of purifying lotus demon flame and nihility devouring flame beneath the pavilion and refined them.
• Xiao Yan gathered the heavenly flame essence accumulated throughout the Xiao Realm and advanced to middle-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan sent drops of his blood to restore the heavenly flame origins he had devoured from Heavenly Flames Valley.
• Xiao Yan left Heavenly Flames Valley and headed toward the Yan Clan and the Yao Clan.

Xiao Yan visited the Yan Clan to borrow its three greatest heavenly flames and negotiated with clan chief Yan Jin. He compromised with Yan Jin’s demand involving Huo Zhi, refined the flames, and advanced to the late stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Yan left the pregnant Xun'er and traveled to the Yan Clan to borrow its three greatest heavenly flames.
• Yan Jin initially resisted, but Xiao Yan revealed his mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng strength and promised future benefits, including a place for the Yan Clan in the Upper Realm.
• Yan Jin agreed to lend the flames on the condition that Xiao Yan engage in dual cultivation with Huo Zhi, the Yan Clan's Saint Daughter.
• Xiao Yan accepted the condition for the sake of the Dou Qi Continent, and Yan Jin sent him the three heavenly flames.
• Xiao Yan's dual cultivation with Huo Zhi helped her reach the Dou Sheng realm, while refining the flames advanced him to the late stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

After reaching late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, Xiao Yan left the Yan Clan and visited the Yao Clan to seek Old Man Shennong’s Life Spirit Flame. Old Man Shennong presented the flame to him, leaving Xiao Yan’s attempt to subdue it as the next step.

• Xiao Yan said farewell to Yan Jin and Huo Zhi, promising to return the three heavenly flames to the Yan Clan after becoming a Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan flew to the Yao Clan, where Yao Dan welcomed him and sensed that his presence surpassed even Gu Yuan’s.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Dan to introduce him to Old Man Shennong so he could pursue the Life Spirit Flame without harming the elder.
• Yao Dan brought Old Man Shennong to meet Xiao Yan, and the elder showed him the green Life Spirit Flame.
• Old Man Shennong offered the Life Spirit Flame to Xiao Yan and was dumbstruck by what happened next.

Xiao Yan took Old Man Shennong’s Life Spirit Flame, refined it, and reached the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level. The chapter ended with Cai Lin telling him that Xun'er was about to give birth.

• Xiao Yan showed Old Man Shennong that his Heavenly Flame could subdue the Life Spirit Flame, and Old Man Shennong handed the flame over despite the harm it caused him.
• Xiao Yan gave Old Man Shennong a Life-Replenishing Heaven-Piercing Pill and promised to return the Life Spirit Flame after becoming a Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan spent a month refining the Life Spirit Flame in the Medicine Realm.
• Xiao Yan reached the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint level and demonstrated his power by gathering and scattering the energy of the Medicine Realm.
• Cai Lin sent Xiao Yan a message that Xun'er was about to give birth.

Xiao Yan learned that Xun'er had given birth and hurried back to the Xiao Clan to meet his newborn son. Gu Yuan discovered that Xiao Yan had reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint and believed he was close to becoming a Dou Di.

• Xiao Yan left the Medicine Realm after Old Man Shennong gave him a Life Spirit Fire Bead as a gift for the newborn.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Flame Hall, where Yao Xian held his newborn son and the family welcomed him back.
• Xiao Yan greeted Gu Yuan and went to see Xun'er after joking with the gathered family.
• Gu Yuan sensed Xiao Yan's Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint cultivation and asked whether he could attempt to enter the Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Yan said he needed time to consolidate his strength and planned to refine the golden emperor burning heaven flame before trying.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Yan was nearing the supreme step, prompting Xiao Zhan to declare that his son had the makings of a Dou Di.

After Xun'er gave birth to Xiao Yan's son, Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan helped her recover with the life spirit flame. He then fought Gu Yuan to reveal how powerful he had become, and Gu Yuan challenged him to settle their match with one decisive move.

• Xiao Yan visited Xun'er after she gave birth, comforted her, and used the life spirit flame to restore her strength.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er discussed their newborn son, Xiao Lin, whose birth brought congratulations and gifts from across the Central Plains' Dou Sheng circles.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Yan about his strength, and Xiao Yan invited his father-in-law to spar.
• Xiao Yan and Gu Yuan fought in the spacetime turbulence as gathered experts watched Xiao Yan easily withstand Gu Yuan's attacks.
• Gu Yuan acknowledged Xiao Yan's superior Dou Qi and summoned the Ancient Emperor Seal to decide the victor with one move.

Xiao Yan tested his newly fused heavenly flame against Gu Yuan in a spar and overwhelmed the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint with his Emperor Flame Palm. Gu Yuan admitted Xiao Yan had surpassed him and trusted him to protect Xun'er.

• Gu Yuan unleashed his modified Ancient Emperor Seal and said he would admit defeat if Xiao Yan withstood it.
• Xiao Yan revealed his twenty-one-flame Emperor Flame Palm and shattered the Ancient Emperor Seal.
• Gu Yuan used Nirvana Finger to break apart the flaming palm, but its remaining flames surged at him and resisted his energy.
• Gu Yuan extinguished the lingering flames with a second hand seal, while the watching Xiao Clan experts realized Xiao Yan had held the advantage.
• Gu Yuan acknowledged that Xiao Yan had surpassed him and said he was glad Xiao Yan would protect Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan thanked his father-in-law for yielding.

After defeating Gu Yuan and revealing his Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint strength, Xiao Yan spent time with Xun'er and their children in the Xiao Realm. He persuaded Xun'er to help him refine the golden emperor burning heaven flame, citing the threat of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race.

• Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yuan in their clash, and Gu Yuan acknowledged Xiao Yan's overwhelming strength and hoped he would soon become a Dou Di.
• News spread across the Dou Qi Continent that Xiao Yan could suppress Gu Yuan, drawing attention toward the Xiao Realm.
• Xiao Yan played with Xiao Xiao and their two-month-old son, Xiao Lin, before asking Xun'er about her recovery.
• Xiao Yan sent Xiao Xiao away with Xiao Lin and guilt-tripped Xun'er by invoking the threat of the Extraterrestrial Evil Race.
• Xiao Yan carried Xun'er into a room and began refining the golden emperor burning heaven flame with her.

Xiao Yan cultivated with Xun'er to refine the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame while Cai Lin and the other women cared for Xiao Lin and Xiao Xiao. Months later, Xun'er broke through, and Xiao Yan emerged with the Flame Mantra surpassing its limits as darkness covered the Xiao Realm.

• Xiao Xiao brought Xiao Lin to Cai Lin and complained that Xiao Yan had left the baby in her care while he cultivated with Xun'er.
• Cai Lin took both children in and comforted Xiao Lin as he smiled at her.
• Over the following months, Xiao Lin was passed among his aunts for care while Xiao Xiao played with him in Xiao Yi Xian's courtyard.
• Xiao Yi Xian lifted Xiao Lin from the ground and gently scolded Xiao Xiao for her way of looking after him.
• Xun'er broke through, and Xiao Yan sensed that the Flame Mantra within him had exceeded its limits as the sky over the Xiao Realm turned pitch-black.

Xiao Yan’s Flame Mantra evolved beyond heaven tier, greatly increasing his strength and summoning a devastating storm of golden lightning. After Little Gold absorbed the lightning and grew to eight-star peak Dou Sheng, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun arrived and agreed that Xiao Yan was ready to explore the emperor realm.

• Xiao Yan left the Xiao Realm to keep the Flame Mantra’s heaven-and-earth phenomenon from damaging it.
• Nine profound golden lightning engulfed Xiao Yan, but his emperor flames and scales withstood the strikes.
• Xiao Yan called Little Gold to absorb the lightning, restoring it to peak strength and raising it to eight-star peak Dou Sheng.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun arrived and sensed that Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi had reached a new level.
• Gu Yuan said Xiao Yan was qualified to explore the emperor realm, and Xiao Yan agreed to prepare after consolidating his gains.

Xiao Yan stabilized his condition and prepared to break through to Dou Di, prompting the Xiao Clan to clear a vast desert for his attempt. After saying goodbye to his family, he began gathering heavenly flames into an enormous cauldron, but his breakthrough remained underway.

• Xiao Yan told Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun that he could prepare to advance to Dou Di once he stabilized his condition.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Realm and ordered the Xiao Clan to clear an area with no living creatures within ten thousand li.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xiao and his son, then spent a month bringing his condition to its peak.
• Nearly a thousand Xiao Clan Dou Sheng experts cleared a vast desert, drawing attention across the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan said goodbye to his family, went to the desert, and summoned the heavenly flames to form an enormous flaming cauldron.

Xiao Yan swallowed the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and endured the strand of origin qi within it, repeatedly refining it as his body burst apart and regenerated. He comprehended the True Flame Realm and grew stronger with each rebirth as the origin qi continued to flood his body.

• Xiao Yan swallowed the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and was overwhelmed by its origin qi.
• The origin qi tore apart Xiao Yan's body as he used the Emperor Flame to refine it.
• Xiao Yan's body exploded, but the Emperor Flame's heavenly flame origin anchored his soul and restored his physical form.
• Xiao Yan comprehended the True Flame Realm, realizing he could merge his body with heavenly flames and endure destruction as long as one thought remained.
• The origin qi continued to shatter and restore Xiao Yan's body, making him stronger with each rebirth.

As Xiao Yan refined the last stream of Origin Qi in the flame cauldron, the New Demon Emperor broke out of his egg in the Southwest Continent. Xiao Xuan let the five Peak Dou Sheng withdraw, confident that Xiao Yan’s breakthrough would soon follow, but the Demon Emperor emerged first and declared victory.

• Xiao Xuan and Demon Emperor Bo Kui argued over whether Xiao Yan or the Extraterrestrial Evil Race would determine the continent’s fate.
• The New Demon Emperor’s egg began devouring Demonic Qi and the continent’s energy, forcing Xiao Shaobei and the four other Peak Dou Sheng to reinforce its seal.
• After two years of refining Origin Qi, Xiao Yan absorbed the final stream, and three months later the flame cauldron began drawing in energy across the continent.
• A crack appeared in the egg, and Xiao Xuan told the five Peak Dou Sheng to withdraw, saying the Demon Emperor’s emergence meant Xiao Yan was close behind.
• Three months later, the enormous egg shattered and the pale New Demon Emperor emerged, proclaiming that Xiao Xuan had lost.

A newly ascended Demon Emperor attacked Xiao Yan while he was inside a flaming cauldron, leaving the Xiao Clan and their allies fearing he had been killed. Xiao Yan emerged as a Dou Di and Heavenly Sovereign, and the chapter ended with his arrival as the Flame Emperor.

• Demon Emperor Bo Kui taunted Xiao Xuan, boasting that the new Demon Emperor would kill Xiao Yan, but Xiao Xuan remained calm.
• The new Demon Emperor raced from the Southwest Continent toward Xiao Yan, while the clans and Central Plains factions watched through the Gu Clan's Ancient Emperor Mirror.
• The new Demon Emperor attacked Xiao Yan's flaming cauldron with the Sacred Demon Palm, shattering it and making Xiao Yan's family fear the worst.
• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yan's other direct blood relatives surged into the Dou Sheng realm as the Xiao Clan's Dou Di bloodline awakened.
• The flames gathered around Xiao Yan, who emerged as a Dou Di and Heavenly Sovereign and was hailed as the Flame Emperor.