Chapter Summaries

Yun Shan heard Yun Leng’s account and offered Xiao Yu and the others a chance to leave if they endured ten moves and paid for the sect’s damage. Xiao Yu, Hai Bodong, and Little Purple attacked, but Yun Shan effortlessly repelled them as the fight began.

• Yun Leng gave Yun Shan a self-serving account of the events, while the gathered experts silently showed their contempt.
• Yun Shan questioned Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, then proposed that they withstand ten moves and compensate the Misty Cloud Sect to restore its reputation.
• Xiao Yu accepted Yun Shan’s terms, and Yun Shan silenced Yun Leng before ordering the fight to begin.
• Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong charged Yun Shan while Little Purple attacked with them, but Yun Shan blasted the two men into the mountainside and sent a sword stele against Little Purple.
• Xiao Yu returned and struck with Ice-Flame Force, but Yun Shan dismissed the attack and knocked him away; Hai Bodong’s Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar also shattered before reaching Yun Shan.

Yun Shan continued battling Hai Bodong and Xiao Yu while Xiao Yan, moved by their protection, accepted Yao Lao’s offer of strength and launched a Fire Lotus made from two heavenly flames. As the blast engulfed Yun Shan, a returning woman and a sinister black smoke both rushed toward the Misty Cloud Sect, the latter recognizing the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

• Yun Shan used the Wind Spirit Splitting Sword against Xiao Yu and Hai Bodong, who dodged and countered with ice techniques.
• Xiao Yan resolved to help his friends, and Yao Lao revealed that the seven illusory azure spirit saliva had restored his spiritual power.
• With Yao Lao lending him strength, Xiao Yan fused two heavenly flames into a Fire Lotus and hurled it at Yun Shan.
• The Fire Lotus exploded in front of Yun Shan, engulfing him in a sea of flame and damaging the square below.
• A woman flying toward the Misty Cloud Sect saw the explosion and hurried toward it, while black smoke recognized the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and rushed toward the sect.

Yun Shan survived Xiao Yu’s Fire Lotus and settled the dispute by accepting compensation, allowing Xiao Yan and his companions to leave. As they prepared to depart, Yun Yun arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect square.

• Yun Shan concealed his trembling hand, acknowledged the Fire Lotus’s power, and agreed to accept compensation instead of demanding five more moves.
• Xiao Yu handed Yun Shan pills as compensation, and Yun Shan dismissed the invited guests after confirming the matter was settled.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Hai Bodong prepared to leave, and Xiao Yan thanked Hai Bodong and Elder Zhou for their help.
• Yun Yun arrived above the square, and Hai Bodong identified her to Xiao Yan as the Misty Cloud Sect’s sect master and Nalan Yanran’s teacher.

Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and learned what had caused the devastation, then stopped Xiao Yu and his companions to ask whether he knew a young man named Xiao Yu. Her question left the group startled and put Xiao Yu’s identity at risk of being exposed.

• Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, explained that she had been searching for a close friend, and accepted Yun Shan’s instruction to handle the cleanup.
• Yun Shan left to resume cultivation, and Gu He told Yun Yun what had happened at the sect.
• Yun Yun stopped Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Little Purple as they prepared to leave, assuring them she would not pursue the settled matter.
• Yun Yun recognized that Xiao Yu’s white robe matched the style worn by Elder Zhou and asked him whether he knew a young man named Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan reacted with surprise at Yun Yun’s question, while Little Purple recalled Yun Yun saving its current master and taking its purple spirit crystal.

Yun Yun learned that Xiao Yan’s cousin Xiao Yu was the man she had been searching for, but Xiao Yu, disguised as Elder Zhou, told her his disciple was away. As the group prepared to leave the Misty Cloud Sect, a powerful black mist arrived, and Yun Shan confronted the mysterious Protector behind it.

• Little Purple recalled fighting Yun Yun and lying that it had never met its master, Xiao Yu.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan about his cousin Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yan described him and revealed he was Elder Zhou’s disciple.
• Xiao Yu refused Yun Yun’s request to meet his disciple, saying Xiao Yu was not in Jia Ma Holy City, and the group prepared to depart.
• A massive black mist swept over Misty Cloud Mountain, leaving most of the Misty Cloud Sect unable to move.
• Yun Shan confronted the black-mist Protector, who told him to stay aside and promised not to attack anyone from the Misty Cloud Sect.

Protector Wu returned to the Misty Cloud Sect after sensing the bone spirit cold flame in Xiao Yan’s Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus, and Xiao Yu realized his own changes had brought the threat back. Xiao Yu fled east with Xiao Yan while Protector Wu pursued them, and their allies began following as the chapter left Xiao Yan asking Yao Lao what was happening.

• Protector Wu identified the bone spirit cold flame’s aura and questioned Xiao Yan about his connection to Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yu realized Xiao Yan’s fire lotus had drawn Protector Wu back to the Misty Cloud Sect, where he intended to capture Xiao Yan and uncover Yao Chen’s whereabouts.
• Xiao Yu activated his Divine Thunder Wings, grabbed Xiao Yan, and fled east, but Protector Wu and Yun Shan chased them.
• Yun Yun, Gu He, and the Misty Cloud Sect Elders followed the pursuit, while Hai Bodong flew toward Jia Ma Holy City and Little Purple followed Xiao Yu.
• Jia Xingtian and other experts sensed the powerful chase, and Medusa left her inn after recognizing Xiao Yu’s lightning.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to explain why Protector Wu had come after them.

Xiao Yu and Yao Lao joined forces against Protector Wu, a Soul Palace member determined to capture Yao Lao. The chapter ended as their first attacks clashed with Protector Wu’s Three-Stage Soul Lock.

• Protector Wu ambushed Xiao Yu, who released Xiao Yan and asked Yao Lao to help them survive.
• Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan’s body and revealed himself, prompting Protector Wu to recognize him and vow to capture him for the Soul Palace.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yu to use his full strength, and Xiao Yu unleashed his flames, lightning, and weapons.
• Yao Lao and Xiao Yu attacked Protector Wu together, but he countered with three Black Iron Chains using Three-Stage Soul Lock.

Xiao Yu joined Yao Lao in fighting Protector Wu, but Yun Shan arrived and engaged Xiao Yu, leaving their side at a disadvantage. As the battle continued, a mysterious woman in red emerged from space and drew everyone’s attention.

• Xiao Yu formed an Explosive Thunder Origin Spear with Purple Extreme Astral Thunder and hurled it at Protector Wu, forcing him to defend himself with Ten Thousand Soul Devour.
• Yun Shan arrived, accepted Protector Wu’s demand to occupy Xiao Yu, and blocked Xiao Yu from joining Yao Lao’s fight.
• Yun Shan offered to let Xiao Yu leave, but Xiao Yu refused and clashed with him, burning Yun Shan’s palm with Dark Cinder Baleflame.
• Xiao Yu and Yun Shan fought with swords as Yao Lao remained under pressure from Protector Wu.
• A graceful woman in red emerged from space, and Xiao Yu exclaimed joyfully that she had arrived.

Medusa joined Xiao Yu against Yun Shan while Xiao Yu’s ally continued fighting the black-smoke-wreathed Protector Wu. Their attacks pushed Yun Shan onto the defensive, but he retaliated by summoning enormous energy hands and directing them at Xiao Yu.

• Medusa arrived and refused Yun Shan’s demand that she stay out of the conflict.
• Xiao Yu and Medusa attacked Yun Shan together, with Xiao Yu striking at his back while Medusa pressed him from the front.
• Xiao Yu pierced Yun Shan’s protective barrier with Heart-Burning Force, scorching his lungs before Yun Shan’s counterattack sent Xiao Yu flying back.
• Medusa forced Yun Shan to defend himself until he drove her away with a surge of Dou Qi.
• Yun Shan summoned the Great Sorrow Wind-Rending Hands and sent the enormous energy hands sweeping toward Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu trapped Yun Shan in the Thunderflame Illusory World and unleashed Burning Flame Annihilation against him. Outside the illusion, Yao Lao seized Yun Shan’s disappearance to damage Protector Wu, while Yun Shan prepared a massive counterattack.

• Yun Shan shattered Xiao Yu’s golden defense and buried him in the ground, but Medusa struck Yun Shan from behind and then resumed fighting him.
• Xiao Yu emerged from the earth, saw that Yao Lao was struggling against Protector Wu, and decided their side could not afford to prolong the battle.
• Xiao Yu warned Medusa before casting Illusory World Thunderflame, which enclosed him and Yun Shan in an illusion and made their auras vanish from the others.
• Protector Wu’s shock at Yun Shan’s disappearance let Yao Lao strike him with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, inflicting considerable damage.
• Inside the illusion, Xiao Yu spread dark cinder baleful energy through the world with Burning Flame Annihilation, while Yun Shan formed a huge blue-green sword and began Wind Brake Obliteration.

Xiao Yu and Medusa combined their attacks to gravely wound Yun Shan, who was then captured by Protector Wu. Yao Lao and Xiao Yu confronted Protector Wu as Jia Ma Empire reinforcements arrived and saw Yun Shan’s battered condition.

• Yun Shan’s sword attack struck the Thunderflame Illusory World after Xiao Yu escaped it, leaving Yun Shan trapped in the burning flames.
• Xiao Yu and Medusa unleashed their strongest attacks together, striking Yun Shan’s location and leaving him gravely wounded and out of Dou Qi.
• Protector Wu grabbed Yun Shan as Xiao Yu, Medusa, and Yao Lao approached, while Xiao Yu remained wary of the Soul Palace member’s secret technique.
• Yun Yun, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Gu He, and other Jia Ma Empire fighters arrived and saw Protector Wu holding the battered Yun Shan.

Protector Wu extracted Yun Shan’s soul and began absorbing it with the Soul Palace’s secret art while Xiao Yu and his allies struggled to breach his barrier. The others evacuated as Xiao Yu prepared to face Protector Wu, with Medusa warning that she would leave if the fight exceeded his abilities.

• Yun Yun confronted Protector Wu, who blamed Xiao Yu and his companions for Yun Shan’s defeat before ripping Yun Shan’s soul from his body.
• Protector Wu cast Nine Forests Hundred Soul Devouring and pulled Yun Shan’s soul into himself as Xiao Yu, Yao Lao, and their ally attacked his black barrier unsuccessfully.
• Yun Yun caught Yun Shan’s lifeless body, then attacked the barrier with Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, but the barrier repelled her.
• Xiao Yu stopped Yun Yun from charging again and told her to evacuate; Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma then helped clear the area.
• Yun Yun returned toward the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Shan’s body, while Xiao Yu told Little Purple to leave.
• Medusa warned Xiao Yu that she would abandon the fight if Protector Wu’s power exceeded his capabilities.

Xiao Yu unleashed his self-created Heaven-Shrouding Astral Fiend Great Hand Seal to stop Protector Wu from completing his secret art. The colossal strike crushed them both, while Yao Lao and Medusa witnessed its aftermath from afar.

• Xiao Yu sent Yao Lao and Medusa to retreat, then refused Protector Wu's taunts and prepared his ultimate move.
• Xiao Yu combined the Purple Extreme Astral Thunder and Dark Cinder Baleflame, forming a vast hand of astral and baleful Qi in the storm clouds.
• Xiao Yu unleashed the Heaven-Shrouding Astral Fiend Great Hand Seal, exhausting himself as the hand descended on Protector Wu.
• Protector Wu screamed as the hand struck him and crushed Xiao Yu along with him, shaking the earth and sending dust and shock waves across the region.
• Yao Lao and Medusa felt the aftershocks and stared in shock at the devastating attack's aftermath.

Xiao Yu survived his battle with Protector Wu, who Yao Chen finished off, and collapsed into Medusa’s arms. As the returning fighters recognized clues to Xiao Yu’s identity as Mister Zhou, Xiao Yan killed Yun Leng for colluding with Protector Wu.

• Xiao Yu surveyed the devastation after unleashing his great hand seal, then Yao Chen killed the wounded Protector Wu when he begged to surrender.
• Xiao Yu fainted in Medusa’s arms, and Hai Bodong arrived with reinforcements; he and Medusa exchanged hostile looks but did not fight.
• Ya Fei and Yun Yun recognized clues that Xiao Yu was Mister Zhou, while Xiao Yan confirmed that his cousin had secretly been his Sixth-Rank Alchemist teacher.
• Xiao Yan seized Yun Leng and burned him to nothing with bone spirit cold flame, then Yao Chen explained that Yun Leng had worked with Protector Wu.

After recovering at the Mittel Family estate, Xiao Yu returned to Wutan City with Xiao Yan and reunited with the Xiao Clan. Their arrival and Xiao Yu’s revealed Dou Wang strength transformed the clan’s standing, and the chapter ended with the Xiao Clan rising among the Jia Ma Empire’s greatest powers.

• Xiao Yu woke in Ya Fei’s room, accepted that she had discovered his identity, and met the leaders waiting at the Mittel Family estate.
• Xiao Yu gathered medicinal ingredients, refined pills, and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Wang before leaving Jia Ma Holy City with Xiao Yan.
• On the way to Wutan City, Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Yu for saving him, and the two hurried back to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan and the clan elders rushed to investigate the two powerful auras above the Xiao Clan, then recognized Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan when they landed.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan told the Xiao Clan about their recent experiences, and Xiao Yu revealed that he was a Dou Wang while Xiao Yan mentioned his powerful teacher.
• The Xiao Clan held a grand banquet, received congratulatory gifts from factions across the empire, and rose among Jia Ma’s highest powers.

Xiao Yu gave Xiao Zhan a Storage Ring filled with cultivation resources for the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Yan searched for a suitable gift to thank Xiao Yu. Xiao Yan uncovered a Burning Flame Valley Storage Device that revealed the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.

• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Zhan rare cultivation methods, combat skills, pills, and gold, and Xiao Zhan accepted the Storage Ring after Xiao Yu insisted he still had resources.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao searched for a suitable present for Xiao Yu, settling on two Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Techniques as a possible gift.
• Yao Lao explained that Xiao Yu's lightning and fire attributes could stem from an unusually extreme soul mutation.
• Xiao Yan remembered a black jade piece he had bought at the Alchemist Guild and asked Yao Lao to identify it.
• Yao Lao recognized the jade as a Burning Flame Valley Storage Device and instructed Xiao Yan to burn it with fire.
• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to melt the jade, revealing a Light Screen labeled Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.

Xiao Yu prepared to leave the Jia Ma Empire and arranged for the Xiao Clan to receive protection while he pursued greater strength. After saying farewell to Ya Fei, he was set to depart the next day.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yu a Storage Ring as thanks, then told him he would leave for Jia Nan Academy the next day.
• Xiao Yu decided to leave the Jia Ma Empire because its scarce resources would hinder his cultivation and he feared the Soul Palace might threaten the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yu flew to Jia Ma Holy City, alarming Jia Xingtian while Fa Ma welcomed his arrival.
• Xiao Yu asked Hai Bodong to have the Mittel Family look after the Xiao Clan, and Hai Bodong agreed.
• Xiao Yu told Ya Fei he was leaving, thanked her for supporting the Xiao Clan, and asked her to continue looking after them.

Xiao Yu secured the Xiao Clan’s position in the Jia Ma Empire, then visited Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect to say goodbye before leaving the country. He gave her the Xiao Clan’s care to oversee, and their farewell ended with Xiao Yu flying away and Yun Yun watching him go.

• Xiao Yu gained the Alchemist Guild’s and Jia Ma Imperial Family’s promises to protect the Xiao Clan, easing Jia Xingtian’s concerns.
• Xiao Yu visited Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect and told her he planned to leave the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yu and Yun Yun reminisced, teased each other, and Yun Yun gave him a Sea Heart Armor as a parting gift.
• Xiao Yu asked Yun Yun to look after the Xiao Clan and promised to thank her when he returned.
• Xiao Yu flew away after bidding Yun Yun goodbye, and Yun Yun watched him leave with a smile.

As Medusa prepared to lead the Snake-People out of the desert, Xiao Yu visited her to say goodbye and secure her help protecting the Xiao Clan. He left after giving her Thunderfire essence, but his impulsive embrace provoked her—and Yan Ci found himself facing her wrath.

• Medusa used her new Dou Zong strength to drive human mercenaries from the desert and prepared to lead the Snake-People out.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the Holy City and told Medusa he was leaving the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yu gave Medusa three portions of seed lightning and Child Flame in exchange for her promise to help the Xiao Clan if needed.
• Medusa accepted the Thunderfire essence and thanked Xiao Yu after he explained how to replenish it and warned her not to subdue it.
• Xiao Yu impulsively embraced Medusa, fled on his Thunderclap Twin Wings, and called out his farewell.
• Yan Ci witnessed the embrace and admired Xiao Yu, then sensed a presence behind him and froze.

Xiao Yu entered the Black-Corner Region to gather resources and cultivate on his way to the Central Plains. While resting by a campfire, he examined four scrolls Xiao Yan had given him and discovered they contained powerful techniques, a rare pill formula, and another valuable inheritance.

• Xiao Yu left the desert and entered the Black-Corner Region, hoping to use its resources to advance toward Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yu cultivated beside a forest campfire and sensed that he was nearing a breakthrough from Dou Wang to Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yu examined the scrolls in the storage ring Xiao Yan had given him and found the Earth-tier lightning technique Thunderbolt Arc.
• Xiao Yu opened the second scroll and discovered the fire-attribute technique Nine Nether Profound Flame Finger.
• Xiao Yu found the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill formula in the third scroll.
• Xiao Yu read the final scroll and realized it contained something that could further increase his combat strength and was connected to the Xiao Clan ancestor.