Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xiaoyu finally received a Two Heavens coming-of-age opportunity and endured a series of brutal trials to complete the ceremony. He left the trials ready to depart Big Ox Village and see the outside world.

• The Village Priest called Xiao Xiaoyu to the Ancestral Platform and revealed that his big brother had provided a Two Heavens ceremony.
• Xiao Xiaoyu entered the spatial gate, climbed Bald Mountain despite its slippery surface, and recovered with Mountain-Peak Stone Spirit Milk.
• Xiao Xiaoyu crossed a second Bald Mountain and plunged into the Yin-Yang Great Rift Valley, where he forced his way through a narrow cave passage.
• Xiao Xiaoyu repeated the trials until he had conquered four Bald Mountains and two Yin-Yang Great Rift Valleys, completing his coming-of-age ceremony.

After waking in the Creation Sacred Hall, Xiao Yu left Medusa and Yun Yun’s notes behind and decided to seek out Zi Yan. Outside the ruins, he killed Huang Yu and four other members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan who had ambushed him, then erased the battle’s traces before heading north through the Beast Region.

• Xiao Yu woke alone in the Thunderflame Illusory World, read notes from Medusa and Yun Yun, and left the Creation Sacred Hall while Chen Ye remained inside his inheritance space.
• Xiao Yu resolved to check on Zi Yan and her Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then emerged from the ruins into the Skeleton Mountain Range.
• Huang Yu led Huang Xuan, Feng Qing'er, and three others in ambushing Xiao Yu and demanding that he submit to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yu used his Five Saints Rotation technique to destroy Huang Yu’s golden phoenix and bell attacks and kill Huang Yu with the Deep Gray Qilin.
• Xiao Yu crushed Feng Qing'er and the other four survivors, erased the battle’s traces with the Void-Burning Divine Flame, and headed north through the Beast Region.

Xiao Yu failed to locate Ancient Dragon Island in the void, but he discovered forces from West and South Dragon Islands heading to seize Zi Yan and followed them to East Dragon Island. As the armies demanded that East Dragon Island hand her over, Zi Yan appeared and ordered them to kneel before a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Royal Clan.

• Xiao Yu searched the void for several days without finding Ancient Dragon Island and decided to return to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yu sensed dragon qi, concealed himself, and overheard Xia Ao and Man Yan discuss going to East Dragon Island to capture the bearer of the king's bloodline.
• Xiao Yu followed Xia Ao and Man Yan's forces to East Dragon Island, where Qi You and Zhu Li confronted them.
• Xia Ao demanded that East Dragon Island hand over Zi Yan, and Qi You blocked his attack on a man who insulted the Three Dragon Kings.
• Zi Yan appeared and told the visitors to kneel and pay their respects to the Ancient Void Dragon Royal Clan; someone shouted back at her.

Xia Ao and Man Yan attacked East Dragon Island to capture Zi Yan, but Xiao Yu arrived in time to stop Qing Yan from seizing her. Xiao Yu’s power forced the invaders to withdraw, leaving East Dragon Island safe for the moment.

• Zi Yan’s bloodline pressure disrupted Xia Ao and Man Yan, but Man Yan transformed and fought Zhu Li while Xia Ao clashed with Qi You.
• The Dragon Armor Army and Savage Dragon Army fought East Dragon Island’s defenders, and Zi Yan entered the battle, using her imperial dragon might to overwhelm their soldiers.
• Qing Yan appeared and tried to capture Zi Yan, but Xiao Yu intervened and drove him back with a powerful kick.
• Xiao Yu confronted Qing Yan and displayed a dangerous energy handprint, prompting Qing Yan to retreat into space.
• Xia Ao and Man Yan ordered their armies to withdraw, and the invaders left East Dragon Island.

After protecting East Dragon Island from Qing Yan, Xiao Yu examined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and discovered its immense, clashing energies could endanger Zi Yan. He used the Void Eye and five qi thunder to harmonize those energies, improving her chances of safely absorbing the fruit.

• Xiao Yu let Qing Yan retreat, then reunited with Zi Yan as Zhu Li thanked him and invited him to stay on East Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yu asked Zhu Li about the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, but Zhu Li admitted the island had no detailed records of how to consume it.
• Zi Yan insisted she needed to absorb the Origin Fruit to awaken her bloodline and protect herself from the other Dragon Islands.
• Xiao Yu used his Void Eye to inspect the Origin Fruit and saw its vast energy take the form of a fighting purple dragon and golden phoenix.
• Xiao Yu sent five qi thunder into the Origin Fruit, made the dragon and phoenix stop fighting, and balanced their powers into a Taiji pattern.

Xiao Yu helped Zi Yan safely begin refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and she reached Peak Dou Zun in less than a month. After leaving her to absorb the remaining power, he asked Zhu Li to guide him to a nearby place where lightning gathered so he could train a Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yu gave Zi Yan the stabilized Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and arranged to stay beside her during seclusion.
• Zhu Li led Xiao Yu and Zi Yan to a guarded cave, where Xiao Yu used soul power to channel the fruit's energy into her.
• As the energy formed crystals around Zi Yan, Xiao Yu used the Void Flame to melt them and help her refine the fruit.
• Zi Yan's aura rose to Peak Dou Zun, and Xiao Yu left her to absorb the remaining energy on her own.
• Zhu Li thanked Xiao Yu for helping Zi Yan, and Xiao Yu asked him about a nearby place where lightning gathered.
• Zhu Li agreed to arrange a clansman to guide Xiao Yu to the dangerous lightning gathering place.

Xiao Yu entered the Void Lightning Pool to temper his Eternal Undying Body and found powerful, seemingly intelligent black lightning deep within. As he endured its assault and strengthened his body, another figure arrived at the pool seeking Black Demon Lightning.

• Bai Yi guided Xiao Yu through the Void Space to the Void Lightning Pool, then returned to East Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yu found ordinary silver lightning could not harm him and flew deeper into the pool.
• A strand of black lightning pierced Xiao Yu, causing intense pain and convincing him the deeper lightning could temper his body.
• Xiao Yu charged into the black lightning, which engulfed him and carried him into the pool's center as he endured its attacks and tempered his blood and flesh.
• An unidentified figure arrived at the Void Lightning Pool, excited to absorb the Black Demon Lightning and advance in strength.

Xiao Yu endured the Black Demon Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool as his body grew stronger, while Mang Tianchi found the vortex and took advantage of its distraction to collect several bolts. The lightning turned on Mang Tianchi and chased him away, and Xiao Yu eventually opened his eyes inside the vortex.

• Xiao Yu endured the Black Demon Lightning as his body steadily grew stronger.
• Mang Tianchi searched the Void Lightning Pool and discovered the Black Demon Lightning vortex with Xiao Yu inside it.
• Mang Tianchi used Xiao Yu's presence to capture and seal four or five bolts of Black Demon Lightning.
• Mang Tianchi stopped collecting when the lightning noticed him, but eight bolts shot out and pursued him as he fled.
• After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yu opened his eyes inside the vortex.

Xiao Yu tempered his body in the Void Lightning Pool until black demon lightning could no longer harm him, then discovered Nine Profound Golden Lightning but judged himself too weak to challenge it. He returned to East Dragon Island after half a year, confirmed Zi Yan was safe but still absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and left to attend to his own affairs.

• Xiao Yu strengthened his body in the black demon lightning and gained physical power comparable to that of top experts on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Yu punched through the black demon lightning and reached a golden realm at the center of the Void Lightning Pool, where he recognized arcs from the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Xiao Yu tested a golden lightning arc, found it far more destructive than black demon lightning, and decided to leave until his body grew stronger.
• Xiao Yu returned to East Dragon Island after half a year and told Elder Zhu Li that he had come through the Void Lightning Pool safely.
• Xiao Yu checked on Zi Yan and found her stable but still absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's energy.
• Xiao Yu spent several days on East Dragon Island, then left to take care of his own affairs.

After returning to the Pill Region, Xiao Yu learned about the conflict between Starfall Pavilion and the Soul Palace and discovered that Medusa and Yun Yun had left. Xiao Yan invited him to the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and Xiao Yu set off for the Eastern Region, hoping to meet Xiao Xuan.

• Xiao Yu returned to his residence in Sacred Pill City and found Medusa and Yun Yun gone.
• Tian Leizi visited Xiao Yu, told him the women had returned briefly before leaving, and updated him on the Soul Palace’s conflict with Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yu admitted that he had killed the Soul Palace’s eleven missing Dou Zun elders.
• Xiao Yu listened to Xiao Yan’s invitation to attend the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and decided to go, hoping to see Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Yu left Sacred Pill City and took a space wormhole toward the Eastern Region.

Xiao Yu reached Ancient Saint City and reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian before they entered the city and waited for the Ancient Realm gates to open. After Xiao Yan defeated several Gu Clan challengers, the three gathered at the gates on the morning of the ceremony.

• Xiao Yu arrived at the crowded Giant Stone Square, found no sign of Xiao Yan, and traveled to Ancient Saint City to wait outside its gates.
• After a day of waiting, Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and the three joined the queue to enter the city.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan shared accounts of their recent adventures, and Xiao Yu learned Xiao Yan had reached Nine-Star Dou Zun strength.
• At the city gates, Xiao Yan defeated Ling Quan and stopped further trouble with help from the Gu Clan's fifth commander, allowing the group to enter Ancient Saint City.
• Xiao Yan beat several Gu Clan youths who challenged him, and the city remained peaceful for the group until the Ancient Realm gates were due to open.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the gates early on the third day.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Ancient Realm and boarded a Gu Clan warship bound for its center. There, Xiao Yu shared his homemade Pill Marrow Nectar and met Huo Xuan, who eagerly accepted his invitation to sit with them.

• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Spatial Gate after the Gu Clan opened the Ancient Realm, while the Black Annihilation Army watched without confronting them.
• Xiao Yu and the others arrived in the Ancient Realm and boarded one of ten flying warships sent to carry visitors toward the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yu examined the warship's material and spatial abilities, judging it powerful enough to overwhelm Dou Zun-level opponents.
• Xiao Yu poured his homemade Pill Marrow Nectar for Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan recognized its flavor and asked how Xiao Yu had brewed it.
• Huo Xuan approached Xiao Yu's group with a veiled woman in red, introduced himself, and eagerly accepted Xiao Yu's invitation to share a cup.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan met members of the Yan Clan aboard the warship and learned more about the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony. As the group reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, Gu Xun'er came to meet Xiao Yan and led him and his companions away, openly showing the Gu Clan where she stood.

• Xiao Yu invited Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi to drink, and Huo Xuan confirmed that they were members of the Yan Clan.
• Huo Xuan told Xiao Yan that Gu Xun'er had opposed the Gu Clan elders for his sake and warned him that he would need to reach Dou Sheng to win their acceptance.
• Huo Xuan warned Xiao Yan that members of the Yao Clan might try to humiliate him, and Xiao Yan vowed to face them.
• Huo Zhi revealed that Xiao Yu’s mysterious flame had caught her interest, and Xiao Yu agreed to discuss flames with her later.
• The warship reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, where Gu Xun'er appeared and reunited with Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er led Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yi Xian away, making her support for Xiao Yan clear to the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at the Gu Clan, where clan elders tried to obstruct him despite Gu Xun'er’s invitation. Xiao Yu joined them at the coming-of-age ceremony square and forced the elders to let Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian enter.

• Xiao Yan shattered the space-freezing pressure of Gu Clan elders who targeted him as he arrived with Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er brought Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to her bamboo retreat, while Xiao Yu spent the night thinking about Medusa, Yun Yun, and his responsibilities toward them.
• The next morning, Gu Xun'er took Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where Black Annihilation Army soldiers barred them from the central seats.
• Elder Gu Xu refused to let Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian enter, despite Gu Xun'er insisting that she had invited them.
• Xiao Yu appeared, overwhelmed Gu Xu with his aura, and challenged the Gu Clan’s treatment of its guests until an elder ordered Gu Xu to withdraw and the soldiers let them pass.

Xiao Yu watched Xiao Yan defeat Gu Yao at the Gu Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, then met Gu Yuan, the clan chief and Gu Xun’er’s father. Gu Yuan asked whether Xiao Yu wanted to enter the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Yu observed the Gu Clan ceremony and gauged the power of the Dou Sheng who opened it.
• Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yao with the Great Heaven Creation Palm after Gu Yao challenged him and tried to attack him by surprise.
• Gu Xun’er received a Seven-Colored Clan Mark for her Divine Grade Dou Di Bloodline, and Xiao Yu left the ceremony with the others.
• Xiao Yu wondered whether he could gain a place in the Heavenly Tomb, then went walking alone in the mountains.
• Gu Yuan transported Xiao Yu to a mountain peak, introduced himself as Gu Xun’er’s father, and asked whether Xiao Yu wanted to enter the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yu learned that the Gu Clan would return the Xiao Clan’s two Heavenly Tomb entry slots, while Gu Xun’er secured a slot for Xiao Yan through the elders’ council. On the third day, Gu Xun’er brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Tomb, where they encountered members of the ancient clans, including the Soul Clan.

• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yu about the Xiao Clan’s history and confirmed that Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan could reclaim the clan’s two Heavenly Tomb slots.
• Gu Xun’er argued with the Gu Clan elders and secured a slot for Xiao Yan, but Elder Gu Tong Xuan rejected her request for another slot for Xiao Yu.
• Gu Yuan intervened and ordered the elders to return both slots to Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, then spoke with Gu Xun’er about the Xiao brothers.
• Xiao Yan returned to the bamboo lodge looking troubled, and two days later Gu Xun’er took him and Xiao Yu toward the Heavenly Tomb on a flying Magical Beast.
• Xiao Yu spotted Huo Xuan’s group, members of several ancient clans, and three sinister figures from the Soul Clan at the destination.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb, prompting the other ancient clans to suspect that the two men were descendants of the vanished Xiao Clan. Xiao Yu arrived alone in the mist-shrouded tomb, intending to meet Xiao Xuan and strengthen his clan.

• The Heavenly Tomb opened, and Gu Tong Xuan reminded everyone that each clan had two entry slots while the Gu Clan had six.
• Xiao Yu declined to enter alongside Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, then watched the pair fly in together.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb, leading Huo Xuan, Soul Clan members, and others to suspect they belonged to the Xiao Clan.
• The Lei Clan elder told two of his talents to help Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan if they encountered them, while Xiao Yu considered how he would protect the Xiao Clan after leaving the tomb.
• The Heavenly Tomb gate vanished after all entrants passed through, and Xiao Yu emerged alone into its mist-covered landscape.

Xiao Yu crossed the first and second layers of the Heavenly Tomb and forced his way through the energy wall into the third layer, seeking powerful energy cores to prepare for a breakthrough to Dou Sheng. He encountered a One-Star Dou Zun energy body, which challenged him as he entered its territory.

• Xiao Yu destroyed a weak energy body on the first layer, absorbed its energy core, and decided the layer's cores were too weak to help him break through to Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yu traveled for nearly half a month to reach the second layer, passed through its energy screen, and continued onward without stopping to collect energy cores.
• Xiao Yu reached the energy wall separating the second and third layers, punched a passage through it, and hurried through after discovering that insects secreted the wall's energy.
• Xiao Yu entered the third layer and found its ambient energy far richer than that of the layers below.
• Xiao Yu spotted a One-Star Dou Zun energy body on a boulder, and it demanded to know who had trespassed on its territory before threatening to kill him.

Xiao Yu searched the Heavenly Tomb’s third layer for a One-Star Dou Sheng energy body whose core could help him break through, then found and fought a gray-robed Soul Clan energy body. After Xiao Yu broke through the old man’s attacks with his physical strength, the battle continued as the old man unleashed a massive black python.

• Xiao Yu gathered Energy Cores by wiping out energy bodies across a thousand-zhang area, then continued searching for a Dou Sheng energy body he could defeat.
• A frightened energy body hid from Xiao Yu, while other powerful energy bodies avoided him and made his search increasingly difficult.
• Xiao Yu entered a plain filled with Soul Palace aura and encountered a gray-robed Soul Clan energy body barely at the Dou Sheng level.
• The gray-robed old man attacked Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu crushed his energy strike with his bare hand and sent him flying with a physical blow.
• The old man froze the surrounding space and summoned a thousand-zhang black python, whose tail shattered the space in front of Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu defeated a powerful Soul Clan Dou Sheng energy body after a prolonged pursuit, but was badly injured by its final attack. As another gray-robed energy body arrived, Xiao Yu called on Ancestor Xiao Xuan to save him.

• Xiao Yu shattered the gray-robed old man's giant python and chased him for nearly half a month, enduring his attacks while trying to force him to stop.
• The gray-robed old man halted and unleashed Burning Soul · Heaven-Devouring Fission, striking Xiao Yu with a gigantic black-mist fist.
• Xiao Yu survived the attack, seized the old man by the throat, and killed him, leaving behind a diamond-shaped crystal.
• Xiao Yu vomited black blood and fell to the ground, then sensed another Soul Clan energy body approaching before his injuries had healed.
• The new gray-robed old man asked whether Xiao Yu had killed Hun Diao and prepared to attack, so Xiao Yu called for Ancestor Xiao Xuan to save him.