Chapter Summaries

Sun Buxiao tormented Han Feng to awaken his Inner Demon, then unleashed his full power to kill Mo Ya. With Mo Ya dead, the remaining attackers were surrounded at Jia Nan Academy and had no chance to escape.

• Sun Buxiao used soul energy to stir Han Feng's Inner Demon while Han Feng begged him to stop.
• Yao Lao reflected on Han Feng's wasted potential as Xiao Yan asked how Sun Buxiao would fare against Yun Shan; Yao Lao judged Sun Buxiao the stronger fighter.
• Sun Buxiao told Xiao Yi Xian to keep away from Mo Ya and prepared to kill him himself.
• Sun Buxiao combined his techniques and netherworld poison flame, then killed Mo Ya with a full-power charge.
• The Gold and Silver Elders and the other attackers lost their will to fight as Sun Buxiao, Xiao Yi Xian, Hai Bodong, Su Qian, Hu Gan, and Canaan's Dou Wang experts surrounded them.

Sun Buxiao defeated the Black-Corner Region’s attackers, resolved his poison-body problem, and collected the promised reward from Su Qian. Xiao Yi Xian received two poison-attribute earth-tier Dou Techniques, while Su Qian asked Sun Buxiao about his plans for the Black-Corner Region.

• Sun Buxiao killed several Black-Corner Region experts, including Elder Ban, and captured Medicine Emperor Han Feng, leaving Su Qian astonished.
• Sun Buxiao told Su Qian that his poison-body problem was resolved and asked about the second Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core.
• Su Qian delegated academy repairs and security to Hu Gan, then took Sun Buxiao and Xiao Yi Xian to collect the promised reward.
• Su Qian gave Sun Buxiao the magic core, which Sun Buxiao handed to Xiao Yi Xian, and showed them his private treasury.
• Xiao Yi Xian chose Bitterblood Phoenix Plume, and Su Qian added Black Vein Still-Whirl Technique, giving her both poison-attribute earth-tier Dou Techniques.
• Su Qian asked Sun Buxiao what he planned to do next, recalling his earlier talk of unifying the Black-Corner Region.

Sun Buxiao discussed expanding his forces in the Black-Corner Region and then revealed that he had inflicted a Heart Demon on Han Feng. He asked Xiao Yan to become a successful test case for the Heart Demon Seed, but Han Feng began to stir before Xiao Yan answered.

• Sun Buxiao said he would seek out the hidden Dou Zong experts in the Black-Corner Region before attempting to unify it.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan how Han Feng had betrayed him for the Flame Mantra, and Xiao Yan comforted his teacher.
• Sun Buxiao arrived and explained that Han Feng's suffering came from a Heart Demon he had caused with a Heart Demon Seed.
• Sun Buxiao offered Xiao Yan the Heart Demon Seed as a test, but Xiao Yan hesitated.
• Han Feng groaned and began to wake, so Sun Buxiao put the seed away and turned to deal with him.

Han Feng confronted his inner demon, which forced him to face his betrayal of Yao Chen and the selfish motives behind it. After the demon overwhelmed him and he woke, Han Feng cowered from Sun Buxiao as Yao Lao approached with a ghastly white flame.

• Han Feng asked his inner demon to let him go, but was drawn into a strange space and came face-to-face with it.
• Han Feng attacked the demon with Sea Heart Flame, but their identical attacks canceled each other out.
• The inner demon accused Han Feng of wavering over his betrayal of Yao Chen and choosing greed and jealousy despite knowing the Flame Mantra’s costs.
• The inner demon engulfed Han Feng in a sea of flames, and Han Feng screamed himself awake.
• Sun Buxiao shielded the area and brought Yao Lao to the frightened Han Feng, who called him Master.
• Yao Lao sighed, then opened his hand to reveal a ghastly white flame.

Sun Buxiao stopped Yao Lao from killing Han Feng, explaining that Han Feng was needed for experiments and to safely transfer the Sea Heart Flame. After Xiao Yan traded a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and Three Thousand Lightning Movement for the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, Sun Buxiao took Han Feng away and warned Yao Lao that the Hall of Souls was hiding in the Black-Corner Region.

• Sun Buxiao persuaded Yao Lao to spare Han Feng so they could harvest his Inner Demon and safely transfer the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan traded a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and Three Thousand Lightning Movement to Sun Buxiao for the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Yao Lao agreed to prepare a Blood Lotus Pill while Sun Buxiao took Han Feng and warned him to conceal himself from the Hall of Souls.
• Sun Buxiao restrained and poisoned Han Feng, then showed the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill to Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong.
• Sun Buxiao explained that the seventh-tier pill could restore someone at the brink of death and might substitute for bodhi body-transforming saliva.

Sun Buxiao gave Xiao Yi Xian the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill to help resolve her woeful poison body, while Yuan Yi and Bai Kun debated pledging allegiance to him. Meanwhile, Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing both set their sights on Sun Buxiao, who remained at Jia Nan Academy.

• Sun Buxiao gave Xiao Yi Xian the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and explained how it could help her refine a Poison Pill once her soul reached the spirit realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the pill, whispered a private reward to Sun Buxiao, and then consumed it while Qing Lin and Hai Bodong reacted to their closeness.
• Su Qian called for Sun Buxiao outside Qing Lin's dorm room.
• Yuan Yi saw Sun Buxiao rise to the top of the Black List, while Bai Kun urged Yuan Yi to pledge allegiance to him.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing met and recognized that they shared a target: Sun Buxiao at Jia Nan Academy.

Sun Buxiao tried to draw Zi Yan into a conversation about her dragon bloodline, but she fled when she sensed he was dangerous. After Xiao Yi Xian recovered, Sun Buxiao left with her to confront the Dou Zongs he expected to pursue him, while leaving Han Feng with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.

• Sun Buxiao showed Zi Yan his scorpion tail and told her it came from a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, but she learned nothing useful about her bloodline.
• Sun Buxiao claimed he could sense something special in Zi Yan's bloodline, but she grew wary and dashed away.
• Xiao Yi Xian said the seventh-tier Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill had restored her to five-star Dou Wang without giving her much else.
• Sun Buxiao left Han Feng, still trapped in his transformed state, with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao as a vessel for the Sea Heart Flame, and asked them to erase the imprint on Han Feng's Storage Ring.
• Sun Buxiao flew away with Xiao Yi Xian and told Xiao Yan to prepare an Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Blood Lotus Pill before he returned in about half a month.

Sun Buxiao visited Yuan Yi in the Black-Corner Region, accepted his and Bai Kun’s allegiance, and learned that Mo Tianxing was heading toward Chu Yun. Sun Buxiao decided to deal with Mo Tianxing and, after reflecting on his homeland, planned to return to Chu Yun with Xiao Yi Xian once he unified the region.

• Sun Buxiao gave Yuan Yi and Bai Kun Soul Solution after they pledged their loyalty to him.
• Yuan Yi reported that Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing were seeking a way to counter Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body.
• Yuan Yi told Sun Buxiao that Mo Tianxing had threatened revenge for his son and was heading toward Chu Yun.
• Sun Buxiao decided to find Mo Tianxing and destroy the Black Emperor Sect.
• Sun Buxiao told Xiao Yi Xian that he would take her to his hometown in Chu Yun after unifying the Black-Corner Region.

Protector Wu and Protector Xuan tried to make Tie Ma approach Sun Buxiao, while Yuan Yi summoned the remaining Black List leaders to Black Seal City and told Tie Wu that Sun Buxiao intended to take control of the Black-Corner Region. As Sun Buxiao and Xiao Yi Xian flew toward Mo Tianxing, Sun Buxiao explained that he planned to warn neighboring empires and seek out the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

• Protector Wu and Protector Xuan pushed Tie Ma to approach Sun Buxiao, but Tie Ma feared the risks of confronting him.
• Yuan Yi summoned Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei to Black Seal City on Sun Buxiao's orders.
• Yuan Yi told Tie Wu that Sun Buxiao planned to stabilize and take charge of the Black-Corner Region, and that he was hunting Mo Tianxing.
• Tie Wu trembled as he considered Yuan Yi's warning and the threat posed by Sun Buxiao.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Sun Buxiao why he was returning to Chu Yun, and he said he planned to warn the surrounding empires and look for the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Zi Yan asked Su Qian about Sun Buxiao and learned he was away fighting, while Sun Buxiao and Xiao Yi Xian tested Bitterblood Phoenix Plume using his netherworld poison flame. As Sun Buxiao prepared to use the technique against Mo Tianxing, Yao Chen wondered whether an inner demon could help him recover a lost memory.

• Zi Yan asked Su Qian why Sun Buxiao seemed to know so much about her, and Su Qian suggested she speak with him about her origins.
• Su Qian told Zi Yan that Sun Buxiao had gone out to fight and would probably return in about half a month.
• Sun Buxiao and Xiao Yi Xian studied Bitterblood Phoenix Plume while searching for Mo Tianxing, and Sun Buxiao used his netherworld poison flame to form and unleash a phoenix-shaped attack.
• Sun Buxiao decided that the technique could help him attack Mo Tianxing, whom he planned to find soon.
• Yao Chen wondered whether an inner demon could help him remember the woman he had glimpsed in the deepest reaches of Fear.

Sun Buxiao and Xiao Yi Xian confronted Mo Tianxing before he could search for a way to seal the woeful poison body. Sun Buxiao killed him, took his Storage Ring, and turned his attention to the Black Emperor Sect and the last remaining threat, Earth Demon Old Ghost.

• Earth Demon Old Ghost and Mo Tianxing decided to split up and search for ways to seal the woeful poison body, despite fearing Sun Buxiao would attack their forces while they were away.
• Sun Buxiao confronted Mo Tianxing and demanded the Black Emperor Sect's resources, but Mo Tianxing attacked him and Xiao Yi Xian in a rage.
• Xiao Yi Xian struck Mo Tianxing with Bitterblood Phoenix Plume, and Sun Buxiao pulled her to safety before engaging Mo Tianxing with his scorpion tail.
• Sun Buxiao stabbed Mo Tianxing through the heart and poisoned him, killing him before the woeful poison body could erupt.
• Sun Buxiao took Mo Tianxing's Storage Ring and headed back to raid the Black Emperor Sect, leaving Earth Demon Old Ghost as his remaining opponent.

Sun Buxiao reestablished the Heavenly Poison Gate and began organizing the Black-Corner Region under its rule. After assigning its first membership badges, he gave Xiao Yan a Green Badge and prepared to help him fuse with the myriad beast spirit flame.

• Yuan Yi, Su Mei, Tie Wu, and Yin Gu Lao submitted to Sun Buxiao, who ordered them to help him take control of the Black-Corner Region.
• Sun Buxiao reestablished the Heavenly Poison Gate, appointed Xiao Yi Xian Deputy Sect Master and Hai Bodong Great Elder, and gave the four Black List experts rules to implement.
• Sun Buxiao created Yellow, Blue, and Green membership badges, making Yuan Yi and the other three the first Yellow Badge members.
• Sun Buxiao left Hai Bodong to manage Black Seal City and traveled with Xiao Yi Xian to Canaan, where he gave Xiao Yan a Green Badge and a special Token.
• Sun Buxiao prepared to help Xiao Yan fuse with the myriad beast spirit flame and took the near-dead Han Feng along for experiments.

Xiao Yan began fusing with the myriad beast spirit flame while Sun Buxiao told Su Qian that Zi Yan’s family was too dangerous for them to approach. The flame engulfed Xiao Yan after he seized its seed, while Sun Buxiao forced Han Feng to watch the process.

• Sun Buxiao warned Su Qian that Zi Yan’s family was caught in a dangerous rebellion and advised him not to send her back yet.
• Sun Buxiao told Su Qian that Xiao Yan was Han Feng’s junior brother, then entered the quiet chamber with Xiao Yan.
• Yao Lao explained that Xiao Yan needed to tame the myriad beast spirit flame and gave him a Blood Lotus Pill.
• Sun Buxiao propped Han Feng up and made him watch Xiao Yan prepare to cultivate the complete Flame Mantra and devour a heavenly flame.
• Xiao Yan grabbed for the myriad beast spirit flame’s seed, but it slipped free and the flames engulfed him.

Xiao Yan subdued the myriad beast spirit flame and successfully assimilated it despite its clash with the green lotus core flame. Sun Buxiao and Yao Lao then extracted Han Feng’s sea heart flame, leaving it ready for Xiao Yan to devour.

• Xiao Yan forced the myriad beast spirit flame’s seed into his mouth and drank the ice spirit cold spring as the two flames fought inside him.
• Xiao Yan suppressed the green lotus core flame and pushed the myriad beast spirit flame into his inner space, completing its assimilation.
• Sun Buxiao decided to extract Han Feng’s sea heart flame before Han Feng died and took it with him.
• Yao Lao used his spatial perception to draw the sea heart flame from Han Feng, causing Han Feng to cry out in pain.
• Sun Buxiao caught the sea heart flame in his bowl after it was severed from Han Feng, who passed out.

Xiao Xun'er worried about Sun Buxiao taking the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade Fragment, while Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries and questioned why Han Feng had coveted the Flame Mantra. Sun Buxiao offered Xiao Yan a Heart Demon Seed, but Yao Lao unexpectedly asked to swallow it.

• Xiao Xun'er considered whether to use her clan’s power to recover the Ancient Jade Fragment from Sun Buxiao, whom she suspected she could not understand or trust.
• Xiao Yan told Sun Buxiao he could not understand why Han Feng had betrayed Yao Lao for the Flame Mantra, which had brought its user pain and danger.
• Sun Buxiao explained that Han Feng’s mind did not work properly and considered the benefits of defeating an Inner Demon.
• Sun Buxiao offered Xiao Yan a Heart Demon Seed so he could strengthen his soul power, but Xiao Yan refused in alarm.
• Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan’s ring and asked Sun Buxiao if he could swallow the Heart Demon Seed, prompting Sun Buxiao to question whether the risk was worth it and tease Yao Lao about his romantic past.

Sun Buxiao warned Yao Lao not to let Xiao Yan fuse with the bone spirit cold flame because it held the last hope of someone important to him. Yao Lao swallowed the Heart Demon Seed to confront his memories of Han Shanshan, leaving Xiao Yan to wait while he slept within the Storage Ring.

• Sun Buxiao told Yao Lao that the bone spirit cold flame contained the last hope of the woman important to him and warned him not to let Little Yanzi absorb it.
• Yao Lao decided to swallow the Heart Demon Seed, telling Xiao Yan he needed a breakthrough and leaving bone spirit cold flame and pill recipes in the Storage Ring for him.
• Sun Buxiao gave Yao Lao advice to hold firm to his Dao heart, and Yao Lao swallowed the Heart Demon Seed before facing the weeping woman in his inner world.
• Yao Lao withdrew into Xiao Yan's Storage Ring and stopped responding, so Sun Buxiao sensed his soul and concluded he was fighting his Inner Demon.
• Sun Buxiao told Xiao Yan that Yao Lao would sleep until the battle ended and urged Xiao Yan to recover, master the myriad beast spirit flame, and prepare to fuse with the sea heart flame.

Sun Buxiao told Zi Yan that she was an Ancient Void Dragon and explained why she could not safely return to her people. He left with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin for the Black-Corner Region, while Zi Yan was left at Jia Nan Academy.

• Qing Lin and Zi Yan talked about Zi Yan’s strength and her efforts to become a sixth-rank magical beast.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Qing Lin to travel with her and Sun Buxiao to the Black-Corner Region.
• Sun Buxiao identified Zi Yan as an Ancient Void Dragon, one of the Three Great Magical Beast Families.
• Sun Buxiao warned Zi Yan that her people were fighting among themselves and that returning could get her killed or imprisoned.
• Sun Buxiao promised to take Zi Yan back once he reached Dou Sheng, then said he needed to check on Hai Bodong and the Heavenly Poison Gate.
• Sun Buxiao carried Han Feng and flew away with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin toward the Black-Corner Region as Su Qian watched them go.

Sun Buxiao returned to Black Seal City and organized the Heavenly Poison Gate’s next campaign while Xiao Yan recovered at Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Xun'er warned Xiao Yan to deny knowing about the Ancient Jade Fragment, and he agreed without learning why it mattered.

• Sun Buxiao returned to Black Seal City with Han Feng and assigned Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to deal with two forces while he took on the two Dou Wang-level forces.
• Sun Buxiao assessed the Heavenly Poison Gate’s expanding territory and considered the Blood Sect, nearby cities, and other regions as future targets.
• Xiao Xun'er visited the injured Xiao Yan and asked whether Sun Buxiao had been pursuing the Ancient Jade Fragment.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xun'er that both she and Sun Buxiao mattered to him, even if they were using him, and Xiao Xun'er urged him to deny knowing about the fragment if anyone asked.

Sun Buxiao continued consolidating the Heavenly Poison Gate’s control over the Black-Corner Region and received a visit from the Heavenly Snake Mansion. Elder Bai brought gifts and congratulations after Sun Buxiao took control of the region, leaving their business to be discussed.

• Sun Buxiao claimed a small sect’s territory, warned the city’s people not to cause trouble, and returned to Black Seal City.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin reported that locals had resisted them, and Sun Buxiao gave Yuan Yi storage rings full of spoils to auction.
• Sun Buxiao heard that Bai Kun was attempting to break through to Dou Emperor and learned that his chances of success were high.
• Su Mei reported that a Heavenly Snake Mansion branch elder wanted to meet Sun Buxiao, so he received Elder Bai at the sect hall.
• Elder Bai explained that Fan Lao had killed Elder Qing and presented a storage ring of gifts to congratulate Sun Buxiao on taking control of the Black-Corner Region.

Sun Buxiao welcomed the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s congratulatory gift and discussed Qing Lin’s potential with Elder Bai, who planned to report the matter to his sect. When minor factions in the Black-Corner Region united against Sun Buxiao, he ordered the Five Elders to lead the Heavenly Poison Gate in crushing them while he faced their Dou Zong ally.

• Sun Buxiao accepted Elder Bai’s gift and agreed that the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s branches could continue operating in the Black-Corner Region.
• Sun Buxiao brought Qing Lin forward, and Elder Bai recognized her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and said he would consult the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s leaders about her.
• Sun Buxiao reassured Qing Lin that he would not force her to leave and promised to visit if she went to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• Minor factions in the Black-Corner Region pooled resources and planned to recruit a reclusive Dou Zong to oppose Sun Buxiao.
• Sun Buxiao ordered the Five Elders to lead the Heavenly Poison Gate’s disciples against the minor sects while he dealt with the Dou Zong.